oh well yeah I didn't mention that these prices are Canadian.......
ebay from the US will cost me import taxes in addition. :-( why can't i live in the us??? (Ok canada is better heheheh)

Hey I am Canadian too

Kone

oh really, i thought IPS was better than PVA?
yeah....600$ is approx. my upper limit. is that monitor really good? or is a cheaper one sufficient?

 TN Film, MVA, PVA and IPS

 
Panel Technologies
 
TN Film (Twisted Nematic + Film)

With their fast response times, TN Film panels are arguably the most responsive in the market today. Response times of 4ms G2G and under are common place. Black depth is not quite as good as VA panel types, but has improved significantly in recent times, aided further by the introduction of high dynamic contrast ratios. Colour accuracy is very good with proper calibration; however some people are put off by the 6-bit colour depth. Modern FRC methods and improved panels make TN Film still pretty decent in terms of colour accuracy, but remain behind VA and IPS panels. Movie noise is often a problem, especially where overdrive technologies are excessively used, or implemented with poor control. Perhaps the most obvious down-fall of TN Film is the restrictive viewing angles, especially vertically. TN Film based displays are normally very cost effective however, and dominate most sectors up to and including the 22� range.

MVA (Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment)

MVA panels offer typically very good black depth, a notch above TN Film. The viewing angles are also greatly improved, and are wide in both horizontal and vertical fields. Colour depth is nearly always a true 8-bit, with no need for FRC methods. Colour accuracy is very good, and movie playback is probably the smoothest and least prone to �noise' on MVA based matrices. Response times are decent with modern overdrive methods, but not quite as fast as TN Film panels. MVA screens are considered very good all round. Viewing angles are slightly inferior to IPS panels however, and a characteristic contrast shift can be seen as you move your line of sight off-centre. This is why IPS panels are considered more suitable for colour critical work, and are more widely used in professional display ranges. Premium-MVA (P-MVA) and Super-MVA (S-MVA) are variants of this technology and represent the modern generation of such panels. Advanced�MVA (AMVA ) is very new, and is designed to offer the next generation of improvements in this technology.

PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment)

Samsung's own version of VA matrices, offering very similar characteristics to MVA based screens. Movie noise is more accentuated however, and overdrive control is more variable. Black depth is very good; arguably the best in the market, and again PVA panels are pretty decent all round. Super-PVA (S-PVA) panels represent the latest generation of PVA screens and feature some improvements over the older PVA panels.

IPS (In Plane Switching)

IPS and Super-IPS (S-IPS) panels are well regarded at the moment. They offer the widest viewing angles in the market, and are superior in this regard to VA matrices. They do not suffer from the off-centre colour / contrast shift of VA panels and are commonly used in colour critical professional displays as a result. Response times are variable, but some modern overdriven panels are very responsive in practice, even being comparable to the fastest TN Film panels. Colour depth is 8-bit and colour accuracy is very good. Black depth is not as good as VA based displays, but modern dynamic contrast control has improved performance in this area for multimedia application. IPS based screens are typically the most expensive however, but some modern panels are very good all round. Movie playback is noisy in most cases, and a step behind MVA panels.
 
 
See more here:
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=641&page=3

Kone

Hi Simsi,

I vould look for PVA panel, they are beter (more money)
I have Samsung SyncMaster 244T and I am very happy with it
I think this one is same just new design
Samsung 245T
600$
cPVA
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/office/monitors/professional/LS24HUCEFV/XAA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec

Good luck

Kone

Quote from: leaf on October 17, 2009, 02:32

also check them out on reseller ratings
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Photo_Loon

there are some good ratings - maybe true or maybe fake and also some bad ratings.  Make sure you read the bad ratings and are aware of the potential problems.

You have to watch though how the "good" reviews are worded. Sometimes the good ones are input by employees that watch RR. Watch for things like the same spelling errors and similar phrasing.

               

Thanks for responding
Kone

@ Leaf

Thanks

Have you ever shop at
http://www.photoloon.com

Some interesting prices
Check D700 cost only $2039.00
http://photoloon.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6734&osCsid=a90f2c50b967f3046dd7d78e032b72d6

Kone

Finally, I sell quite a fair bit on Alamy and one thing I've learnt is ignore the zooms conspiracy theory thing, it's complete b****cks you'll have a sale when you have a sale irrelevant of how many or few zooms you've had. FTR it's only certain buyers with accounts that count towards your zoom figures, not all buyers.

Hi all

@RT
Do you have same (RF) portfolio at MS and Alamy

Kone

Hajde da vidimo ko ja ko i gdje zivimo, mozda mozemo i da se vidimo i pomognemo jedni drugima
Ja sam  kao sto neki vec i znaju iz Toronta Canada a rodom sam iz Travnika BiH
Fotografijom se bavim dugo (20 godina) a microstock oko 4 godine

Kone

Nikon Rumors said the D700 is being discontinued.  Anyhow, they say it is discontinued at Best Buy.  They are also saying that a D3s is coming out in November, a D3 with video.  Nikon Rumors is - well - rumors, but usually they prove true.

I should wait few months

Kone

I have a 5d MkII and I love it. The 21 MP are great, the low noise is great and of course Canon has an advantage in fast primes. A friend of mine bought the Nikon D700 and I tried it out a bit. I actually really like it. It is a great camera. The autofocus is awesome. It is so so much better then the one on my 5d. The autofocus is by far the biggest disadvantage Canon has. After I had the D700 in my hands the autofocus of my 5d felt like one of a cheap camera. Autofocus really seems to be a main issue for Canon. That is also what the guy in the shop told me where I went yesterday. Canon does not seem to be able to fix the issues they have with the cameras 

Auto focus (in my case) is very important
Thank you

kone

Hi everyone,

Do you think that Nikon will SOON have a strong response to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II? 21.1 MP ??!!?? Is it really necessary?
The D3x is too expensive�.
If you could afford both the Nikon D3 and the D700 which would you go for?
I know the D3 is nearly twice the price, but the D700 is a more recent model so which would you buy and why?

Go ahead Nikonians

Kone

The are paying UK12 pounds? I ask $400 minimum from the press for my stuff.

Where do you sell it

Kone