How important is a GOOD monitor ?

[JSER]

Well I am not a professional and I use an Eizo S2231 monitor, check it out.

Eizo Flexscan S2231W review - PC Advisor

Though decent doesn't come cheap

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[2WheelPhoto]

some of us try to use good stuff. I'm a nooB photo college student but why would i want to use crap lenses/bodies/monitors/software?

I don't know if this new iMac Thunderbolt 27" monitor is IPS or not but it blows away that $300 27" junker I replaced.

[mrpenguin]

So you guys are telling me ALL of you posting here all own an IPS monitor costing you around $1500 and up ??????????????????

Not all of us here are pros. I use a macbook. I will probably always use a macbook. I think they just don't know why if you're a pro with every 2 shoots a month booked, you don't know if you need a better monitor. I'm on the side of, if its not broke, don't fix it.

Living in Canada we have a wedding season of only about May to October .... not too many pros here do more than 25 wedding a year.

[ghache]

I did not pay 1500$ for my monitors but 240$ each and they do the job quite well, they are both 24inch LED IPS photo monitors and i calibrate them with a color munky. My prints comes out perfectly. I like to work with 2 monitors.

[bhop]

So you guys are telling me ALL of you posting here all own an IPS monitor costing you around $1500 and up ??????????????????

I'm not a pro.. if I were i'd buy whatever monitor met my needs if my financial security was at stake. Like I mentioned before, if your current monitor is working for you, then save money and continue to use it.

[MReid]

Sounds like your setup is working for you.
As you are calibrating and your prints are coming back looking true to your monitor....as someone said...if it ain't broke.

[mrpenguin]

Yes thats what I am thinking ......... this decision would be a lot easier to make if I was able to to see the difference between monitors but not one single place in my entire city sells high end monitors

[Dao]

If you like to spend the money for a nicer monitor, why not. Someone need to jump start the economy, right?

However, if the prints are fine and looks the same as the one on the monitor, buying an $1500 monitor will give you the prints that looks the same as the one on the $1500 monitor. (Assuming the prints look fine to you)