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I've used the Spyder products for a couple decades and they perform nicely for monitor calibration. I've never really been interested in printer calibration, as the software costs a comparative bundle, and it seems wasteful time wize, as I have prints made by pro printing companies. Who have the money and time to do print calibrations. Just my 0.17 Euros. bab On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 10:27 AM, James A. Perkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Will, > > Will you be using the colorimeter just for monitor calibration > (profiling)? Do you anticipate any other uses, such as calibrating > projectors, cameras, or printers? > > If using it just for monitor profiling, you have a bunch of options: > > Datacolor > Spyder5 Express (US $129) > Spyder5 Pro (US $189) > Spyder5 Elite (US $279) > > XRite/Pantone > ColorMunki Smile (US $99) > ColorMunki Display (US $189) > ColorMunki Photo (US $459) > > All of the Spyder5 products give you the exact same colorimeter. The only > difference is the bundled software. The same is true for the ColorMunki > Smile and Display - same colorimeter, different software. I think the > ColorMunki Photo is also the same colorimeter as the other XRite products, > but may come bundled with some added features for printer, projector, and > camera profiling. > > Personally I would rule out the two least expensive models, the Spyder5 > Express and ColorMunki Smile. The software that comes with both of these > has fixed settings for gamma (2.2) and white point (6500K or D65). I do > most of my work for print, so I prefer to use the traditional Macintosh > settings of 1.8 gamma and D50 (5000K), so I need the ability to change > these settings. The Spyder5 Pro and ColorMunki Display allow you to select > from a few different settings, including gammas of 1.8, 2.0, and 2.2 as > well as white points of D50, D55, D65, and possibly 9300 K (not 100% sure > about that last one). This should be plenty of options for most digital > artwork. > > At the other extreme, the Spyder5 Elite and ColorMunki Photo allow > complete customization of the gamma and white point settings. Personally I > think this is overkill. Unless you’re a color scientist or have some other > very specific need, there’s no need to choose anything beyond the typical > settings of 1.8, 2.2, D50, D65, etc. > > I currently own a Datacolor Spyder5 Pro. Previously I had a Spyder3 Pro. I > find that the Datacolor products work really well and are extremely easy to > use. > > I have no personal experience with the ColorMunki products, so I can’t > really comment on them. I’ve just been turned off by the fact that the > company has changed ownership a few times and the product names keep > changing. I believe their products were originally made by Gretag-Macbeth, > who also made a colorimeter called the i1 (Eye One) Display. Pantone > offered the short-lived Huey line of colorimeters. Then I think XRite > bought Gretag, they either bought or merged with Pantone and consolidated > all of their products under the ColorMunki name. > > Hope this helps. > > Jim > > > > James A. 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