> with OSX (and I didn't think a 1Ghz processor with 1Gig of ram was slow for > a laptop) it's still slow, and I don't subscribe to the bigger better > theory.. get a better OS so upgrade everything else, why not a new machine, > where does it end? It doesn't.
Don't be too bothered if you don't want to upgrade. I still use OS9 on a regular basis (on the very machine I'm using at the moment) When I'm doing a lot of photo/printing work I'll probably use X, but other days it'll be OS9 - just like the many of my Mac business clients :-)) OK, I'll have to use X on new machines, but it'll be a new machine... Some people will upgrade because they feel the need to be at the (b)leeding edge, others find various new features of use. I use OSX almost exclusively on my old G3/500 powerbook and find it odd to boot into 9 - I guess it just depends on how you use your Mac. It seems fast enough for my mobile needs - I'd rather not use a laptop for my serious photo editing work. > ... Change for the sake of it? My D1X is old > hat, but it's a rock and it works beautifully, like my Mamiya. Yeah, and so does my old bit of XXXX (fill in item name as required) kit. You try telling that to the young people of today and... Doesn't mean I can't do better sometimes with newer stuff - and the knowledge of how to use it. For myself, I've found that making the modest effort to understand colour management has improved the quality and consistency of my photography. I too am more interested in taking pictures :-) > > Doesn't everyone feel just a bit of hatred of being forced to spend more at > the whim of the industry? Depends on what my business needs/wants/can afford.. On the monitor calibration side of things -I know it's heresy- but you might want to have a look at SuperCal for tweaking by eye. I use a spyder myself but comparing one of my SuperCal 'by eye' profiles with one from the Spyder showed a surprisingly good match. SuperCal and a Windows equivalent are linked from the 'Viewing' page at the site below. They may not be up to hardware calibration (I don't sell hardware/software ;-)) but can be better than nothing, and I know several people who have gotten into colour management in a more serious ($$) way after I'd pointed them to the 'by eye' methods. bye for now Keith Cooper Northlight Images http://northlight-images.co.uk Photography - Digital Imaging - Apple Mac Consultancy Tel +44 (0)116 291 9092 Mobile +44 (0)780 162 9397 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
