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Netbooks For Location Proofing
Jon Wright, Photographer
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Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 2:04 PM on 05.25.10 |
| ->> When I'm working on location it is sometimes difficult to really judge my lighting by just chimping. Does anyone have a recommendation for A Netbook (low end of the price spectrum) that would work well for just viewing and backing up from cards? |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 6:14 PM on 05.30.10 |
| ->> I have a Lenovo S10e I use on site a lot...it's nice for a lot of things, but I don't consider it useable for critical proofing. It's also limited to 1024x600 resolution, which really doesn't work well with applications like Lightroom 2.x - many key dialogs can't be made to fit on the screen. There are probably better choices as far as netbooks go. |
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Jan Langsner, Photographer
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Edmonton | AB | Canada | Posted: 6:45 PM on 05.30.10 |
| ->> iPad? |
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Jon Wright, Photographer
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Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 8:37 AM on 05.31.10 |
| ->> Thanks guys. I think I may be barking up the wrong tree on this one. Perhaps I've got to just step up to a really small laptop. |
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Aleksi Lepisto, Photographer
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Sacramento | CA | United States | Posted: 12:39 AM on 06.01.10 |
->> I use the little HP netbook. You can get it wish a 16gb SSD, which makes it nice for moving around while on, etc.
Still, as mentioned, the screen res and overall quality isn't the best to make judgements with. I actually like the LCD (on the D3 at least) a bit better.
Also you may need to consider the fact that working with large files and small RAM amounts with a slow hard disk could make it kind of hindering. |
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Kent Nishimura, Student/Intern
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Honolulu | HI | USA | Posted: 4:40 AM on 06.01.10 |
| ->> @Jan ive been using my iPad. but recently i've found that sometimes it'll corrupt my card...so I dont wanna risk it till i figure out whats going on... |
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Jonathan Castner, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 9:39 AM on 06.01.10 |
| ->> If all you are wanting is a better look at your cameras LCD screen which is as good or better than a cheap netbook screen why not just use a loupe? Putting it on your camera screen is easier than bothering with tethering or reading cards in a netbook. The loupe with the dark skirt down for viewing slides will obscure most of the ambient light so you don't have to squint. |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 10:28 AM on 06.01.10 |
| ->> If you look at the specs on most of the cheap netbooks you'll find they all use pretty much the exact same screen. Same size, same resolution, same color spectrum etc so one will not necessarily be better than the other. Some may have better graphics cards than others but they are displaying on the same screen in the end. |
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Shane Bevel, Photographer
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Tulsa | OK | USA | Posted: 1:40 AM on 06.02.10 |
->> Not sure what you are shooting, but I have a 13" MBP that I use to shoot tethered on location for corporate and advertising work. The AD loves it, 15 foot USB cable keeps him from looking over my shoulder and the quick click and zoom of LR2 keeps me from leaving without an image that is 100% tack sharp.
I also use it as a color meter of sorts. I always shoot RAW so I can adjust later, but on big shoots it speeds things up to have it right the first time. Shoot a frame, in LR2 adjust the WB, then set the camera to that exact Kelvin number... perfect WB. |
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Alex Menendez, Photographer
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Orlando | FL | USA | Posted: 9:50 AM on 06.02.10 |
| ->> Same as Shane. |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Nashville | TN | U.S. | Posted: 11:43 AM on 06.02.10 |
| ->> I tried to use my wife's MSI Wind, but the screen resolution was too low to install EOS utilities. |
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