The longevity of the tungsten lamp doesn't seem to be a problem. X-Rite use
a tungsten lamp in the new i1Pro2 also. That model has also a LED for
UV-measurements to be able to compensate for OBA in the papers.
Per
2015-06-26 22:04 GMT+02:00 Jacek P. <jpyto@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
Thanks gays for your input.
I've decided to upgrade to i1 Pro mainly because of better ergonomic and
smaller fields.
Regards
Jacek
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:16:10 +0200
Subject: [argyllcms] Re: ColorMunki Photo vs EFI ES-1000
From: nordlund.per@xxxxxxxxx
To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I can't answer wich one gives the higher precision. A lot of people have
reported excellent results with the ColorMunki. The i1 Pro (the same
hardware as EFI ES-1000) has a Tungsten lamp and I don't know about the
longevity of that lamp. It's possible to make a diagnostic test (free
program from X-Rite) to see how many hours the instrument has been used.
You calibrate the instrument before measurement so I think color accuracy
isn't a problem with the Tungsten lamp.. The i1 Pro comes with or without
UV-filter and I think it's the same with the EFI. You can check this if
it's important for you. The ColorMunki has an UV-filter. The ArgyllCMS
manual recommends an instrument without UV-filter as it's possible to
simulate a filter in software when you measure papers with OBA-content. I'm
not quite sure how important this is in practice though.
I have the ColorMunki but I've never liked how it works ergonomically.
It's difficult to "turn the wheel" and it's very easy to press the button
accidentally. If you want to read smaller patches with it it's necessary to
build a ruler. I bought a used i1 Pro without UV-filter that had very few
hours according to the diagnostic test. The great thing with this meter is
that it (the same with the EFI) comes with a good ruler. To get more
patches to measure when using ArgyllCMS I make them about 9mm wide and I
place the rows along the short side of the A4 or Letter paper as the ruler
limits the length of the rows that's possible to read. By not going lower
than 9mm in patch width I have almost no reading faults. I have got very
satisfactory results with the papers I use (they are almost all without
OBA-content). I haven't made any comparison with the ColorMunki as I'm
satisfied with the results I get from the i1 Pro and the work flow works
very well for me. I will keep the i1 Pro.
I hope this can be to some help or maybe you are even more confused?
Regards!
2015-06-23 22:28 GMT+02:00 Jacek P. <jpyto@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
Hi,
I own ColorMunki Photo and I'm quite happy with it, in fact I can only
complain on fields size required to calibrate printer. I use it to
calibrate monitors (using SpectraView) and Epson 3880 printer (using
argyllcms).
Now I have a chance to replace ColorMunki with 2nd hand X-Rite EFI ES-1000
Rev. D (I think it is the same hardware as X-Rite Pro1 vel EyeOne Pro).
Do you think is it worth to change Munki on EFI/ ?
As far as I know ColorMunki use modern LED source to illuminate fields. I
don't know how it is with EFI and whether is it durable enough to buy 2nd
hand copy without doubs.
Can you help me? Have you got any experience with ColorMunki vs EFI
(EyeOne Pro) ? (especially in context of use them with Argyllcms)
Which one will give me higher precision?
Thanks in advance
Jacek
