best mac set up for photography?
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- jacobdean
professional photographer friend of mine switching from pc to mac...
any recommendations for a good set up
i am assuming imac for starters
but might go all in for the mac pro??
- ismith0
The iMac will handle the job just fine, just make sure your monitor is quality (I think the 24" was good, not the 20...).
- dog_opus0
If I could afford it, I'd get a Mac Pro. More power is ideal for working with huge files, HDR, stitching/photomerge, batches, etc. I'm not a photographer, but when I did a stitching project for my professional image editing class a couple years ago on my iMac, and it took FOREVER.
- rafalski0
iMac's reflective screen could be a deal breaker - it is for many. Also,
20" iMac has a cheap TN panel which lacks colour accuracy. 24" is ok. 4GB ram is a must for photos, but buy it somewhere else, like Crucial (it's user-replaceable).
- karlo0
'professional photographer friend of mine switching from pc to mac..?'
They must be rockin'- Surely its talent and camera thats most important for a photographer, no?ian
- lol, like owning a pc makes them a bad photographer. you fan boys can be right fannies.skt
- they just stick it in lightroom cheaters!FallowDeer
- Last I heard a Mac has the same hardware as PCroundabout
- pylon0
The new iMacs (silver) have a lower colour depth (6-bit only) than the old white iMacs. While not a deal-breaker for home users or web-folks, as a photog your friend should either seek out an older C2D white machine or go the distance and get a Pro with a GOOD monitor. The Samsung 30" 305T rocks. There are many others out there as well.
And LOADS of RAM.
- Nathan_Adams0
What kind of photography does your friend do?
If it's a lot of location stuff, then perhaps a Macbook Pro would be a better choice, as any quick processing (or remote control) can be done on site.
Max it out on RAM, and use an external cinema display back in the studio.
- ethanfink0
the imac are outdated once you get them, there is no room for upgrades (very small). get the mac pro, 32 gb of ram, need i say more?
- jacobdean0
how it all ended
24" iMac
3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
1TB hard drive
stock graphics card
professional wedding photographer- how much was the professional wedding photographer option?ninjasavant
- matt310
gary
- Georges0
don't forget to add Lightroom in your basket
http://www.adobe.com/products/ph…