tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post594748148331545502..comments2024-02-12T03:21:03.402-08:00Comments on Ron Martinsen's Photography Blog: REVIEW: Wacom Cintiq 13HDronmartblog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-9564884522568900642014-03-17T03:39:59.488-07:002014-03-17T03:39:59.488-07:00DaBurntToaster,
I'm not sure what to say beca...DaBurntToaster,<br /><br />I'm not sure what to say because it seems at times you are agreeing with me and at others you are mad at me for not saying this is a great product.<br /><br />Personally, I've found that using the <a href="http://www.ronmartblog.com/2014/02/review-wacom-intuos-pro-professional.html" rel="nofollow">Intuos Pro</a> meets my needs as a photographers when paired with a proper display like a <a href="http://www.ronmartblog.com/2013/12/review-nec-pa302w-30-backlit-wide-gamut.html" rel="nofollow">NEC PA Series display</a>. <br /><br />If you feel this product meets your needs, then go for it. My blog is about me sharing my personal opinion of what I think about a product, and I stick by my comments featured in this article.ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-22651803098342261292014-03-14T15:21:32.429-07:002014-03-14T15:21:32.429-07:00point 1) poor default color calibration
the 13hd i...point 1) poor default color calibration<br />the 13hd is the budget cintiq, for those of us who want a cintiq but cant manage to throw $2500 at wacom but even then, the price difference between a well calibrated display and its non calibrated counterpart is ~$200, any artist should be perfectly capable of calibrating their own display, as you should have a quality monitor as a reference point, if you dont have a quality reference point and dont know how to calibrate, you probably dont need a color accurate monitor, it shouldnt matter to you, and you probably shouldnt be buying this anyways.<br /><br />i would love the option for calibration from wacom, but if its one or the its probably best to keep your $200 and put in the 30 minutes it takes to calibrate it, your already paying $1000 for it. but the desktop models should come color calibrated as theres room with the amount they already make off it to add color calibration, the ammount of money it costs to build a cintiq is probably around 20-30% the added cost of calibration, even from a machine (which isnt as accurate) shouldnt effect their income on the desktop models<br /><br />im just thankful its not a tn panel <br /><br />point 2) lacking in color depth<br />i can agree to a certain extent on this one, the contrast ration is 700:1 compared to the standard, even on tn displays, is 1000:1, some displays going as high as 1200:1, its simply disappointing that they couldnt manage to get a higher contrast ratio on the display, but can be forgiven because any higher would result in a high price, and i dont see anyone making full high detail paintings without a good monitor, that should be a higher priority over a tablet, so its not completely necessary. this is more of a sketching device, not really for illustration, its too small<br /><br />its lower than i'd like, but 700:1 isnt bad.<br /><br />point 3) display lock<br />as far as im aware you can set (At least in windows) the tablet to cover all monitors, though this is a completely pointless feature on a touch screen for obvious reason, whenever i use my tablet with my 2 monitors, i use my mouse to control things, and the pen to draw, do you adjust your canvas in real life with your paint brush? i think not, this is a silly thing to complain about. especially since its unavoidable.<br /><br />point 4) previously obscene prices<br />??? previously? so your telling me slapping a screen $200 on a $300 intuos is worth $1000, and then adding android functionality is worth $1500? and how many windows slate pc's with pressure sensitive pens cost $2500, wacom makes great stuff, but that doesnt mean its worth it.<br /><br />note to you: stop holding expectations of products, do research into them and find out what it is rather than dreaming about the perfect product, if you dont have any attachments to what you want out of something, your less likely to be disappointed, and as a reviewer its easier to be objective and see how even if its not for you, how it could be for someone else, or who its targeted for.<br />reviews need to be objective, they arent for you, they're for us, and your not us, we wont necessarily share your opinion, state facts, not opinions, we need to make those ourselves, since were the ones buying the product.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054302041795435005noreply@blogger.com