DataColor SpyderXPro Monitor Calibration $253.80 + $12 Delivery @ digiDIRECT eBay Store

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Needed new calibration hardware for my two monitors because the old Spyder3 died (or didn't like a Win10 upgrade).

This code saved me $28.20 (but added $12 delivery). It's $282 delivered from their own website and the other Oz sites are around $290 - $295.

I am scanning hundreds of old colour negatives at the moment and it is important to get the colour cast on my monitors accurate. I know it is a lot of money, but I have found the old Spyder made a big difference when I was getting prints done from my digital cameras. It makes it more likely to get prints close to what you see on screen.

There are cheaper calibrators, but this gets good write-ups.

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  Diji1 on 12/05/2019 - 16:19

  Can also make games and media look a lot better (if you aren't calibrated).

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    Public21 on 12/05/2019 - 16:41

    Nothing like a blue face when you are not watching Avatar!

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      thushan on 12/05/2019 - 16:56

      +3

      You know the universe works in mysterious ways

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        ManWithTwoCats on 12/05/2019 - 20:12

        Anustart

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  [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 17:17

  +1

  I usually get new monitors or laptop screens in bundles. renting a calibration tool is $20-$30 for a weekend

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    Diji1 on 12/05/2019 - 17:54

    Yeah this. Five bucks a week even.

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      thushan on 12/05/2019 - 18:05

      Where abouts is $5 a week for a Spyder? We've hired it for ~$33 - Borges in Port Melbourne too.

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    pinchies on 12/05/2019 - 18:16

    I'm also interested about where to rent one in melbourne… or if someone is getting one and wants to PM me, feel free!

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      [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 18:38

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      I rent mine from Borges Imaging in Port Melbourne

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      [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 19:57

      +1

      https://borge.com.au/x-rite-i1-screen-calibration-hire

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  Sammyboy on 12/05/2019 - 18:29

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  Awesome. I was starting to get random purchase from ozbargain post withdrawal (RPOP??). I even did this purchase whilst waiting for a table at restaurant lol

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  alvian on 12/05/2019 - 18:43

  I am scanning hundreds of old colour negatives at the moment and it is important to get the colour cast on my monitors accurate

  I want to do this for my colour negs too. Can you share your method on how to remove the colour cast from the films?

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    Public21 on 12/05/2019 - 19:33

    +1

    Most good imaging software will let you do it with a white balance picker, but I am using DXO from an earlier deal:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/367286

    It has a lot of tools in addition to the white balance - even allows for different film types.

    I've used GIMP (freeware/shareware) in the past and it is quite powerful. To get rid of the green or yellow cast in a lot of old shots is very hard.
    Irfan view is another freebie that allows conversion from neg to positive with some adjustments:
    https://www.irfanview.com/

    There is also this:
    https://www.imagemagick.org
    www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/negative2positive/index.php

    I gather it is very good, but requires some understanding of Linux in a Windows environment - a bit beyond me.

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  Jenny Death on 12/05/2019 - 19:28

  Friends, is there actually a benefit to owning one over renting one if you only want to calibrate a few screens? They tend to push it as needing recalibration firly frequently but that doesn't seem realistic to me.

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    Public21 on 12/05/2019 - 19:36

    It depends how much you do with photography, desktop publishing or videography. If it is just emails, word processing and watching cat videos - just rent one every 6 to 12 months.

    You monitor's backlight does change with age, but most people won't notice. I'm only doing this because of all the neg scanning I am doing.

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      mikk on 13/05/2019 - 10:26

      There's very little change in colour over time for LED lit monitors. Monitors with fluorescent bulbs could see some fairly rapid changes over time.