Wacom Bamboo

[RowdyRay]

Found this in a thrift store. 25% off. Little over 20 bucks after tax. Doesn't even look to be used. I know it's older and small, but still working on editing and processing. Figured the price was right and might come in handy.

 

[tirediron]

Good score!

 

[RowdyRay]

Thanks, I thought so. Heck, a replacement pen will cost me this much. My biggest concern was if it's compatible with Windows 10. It is.

 

[smoke665]

The price has come down dramatically on them in the past year, but still not a bad price.

 

[Original katomi]

Nice find, I have the ver 1 I don’t know if win 10 will support but sometimes you can set the pad to touch mode
What is up with the pen

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Let me know how you like it, Ray. I have one that's sat in it's box unused for probably 14 years

 

[smoke665]

Let me know how you like it, Ray. I have one that's sat in it's box unused for probably 14 years

So you have "stone" tablet? How long does the hammer and chisel last on those things.

 

[JBPhotog]

My gosh, I don't know how anyone can use PhotoShop without a tablet these days, I'd refuse to retouch without one. LOL

 

[RowdyRay]

Nice find, I have the ver 1 I don’t know if win 10 will support but sometimes you can set the pad to touch mode
What is up with the pen

This one is supported by Windows 10. I checked. Not sure what you meant by the pen.

Let me know how you like it, Ray. I have one that's sat in it's box unused for probably 14 years

14 years? Geez! I have not tried it out yet, nor do I know if I'll even like it. For this price, I'm willing to try. My son says he'll gladly take it off my hands if not.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

14 years? Geez!

Yes, lol. My wife had a friend that lived across the street years ago who gave it to her new. Her husband had given it to her, but she never used it. When I tried installing the software from the cd that came with it, my antivirus said it had malware or some other unwanted language written into it ( I believe they were made in China at that time ), and I never really tried it again.

 

[johngpt]

I've been using a Wacom Bamboo for at least 6 years. Suits me just fine. I don't need all the bells and whistles of the higher priced ones.
A piece of advice I wish I'd heard years ago is to tape a piece of paper over the Bamboo's surface.
#1 it makes drawing with the pen more like drawing on paper.
#2 it protects the surface of the tablet.
After 6 years of use, the pen nibs have scratched the surface quite a bit.

I took a sheet of paper from our printer/copier and cut it to fit the dimensions of the Bamboo screen. This works very well. I can't see that there is any diminution of the pen's sensitivity. The paper's texture makes it much more like drawing and gives me even better control.

 

[RowdyRay]

I never would have thought of that. Thanks for the tip.

 

[NGH]

I have one of those, not used it but now I have PS was going to set it up.

Good to know that it's compatible.

Let me know how you get on with it.

 

[JBPhotog]

Wacom make several different nibs depending on the feel and effect you desire. The grey nibs have a similar feel to using a pencil on paper if you want a bit more drag to the pen. Typically I use the black nibs although I am currently running my older white nibs from a previous order a few years ago. They do wear down and get a bit of a flat spot on them, I just take a small file and sharpen them up again until they get too short to remove, then they get tossed.