best mac set up for photography? 1111 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 27, 08, 6:57 p.m.

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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??

  Aug 27, 08, 6:57 p.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  The iMac will handle the job just fine, just make sure your monitor is quality (I think the 24" was good, not the 20...).

  • 4GB of RAM– ismith1/4

    Yeah, 4Gs is key.– dog_opus2/4

    4 is absolute minimum, i'd go 8 or 16. obviously from a 3rd party and NOT APPLE. they will jack u– acescence3/4

    oh can you only put 4gb in an imac? well that's crap– acescence4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:59 p.m. – Permalink

• dog_opus

  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.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 7:03 p.m. – Permalink

• rafalski

  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).

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 2:27 a.m. – Permalink

• karlo

  '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?– ian1/4

    lol, like owning a pc makes them a bad photographer. you fan boys can be right fannies.– skt2/4

    they just stick it in lightroom cheaters!– FallowDeer3/4

    Last I heard a Mac has the same hardware as PC– roundabout4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 3:52 a.m. – Permalink

• pylon

  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.

  • does that apply to 24" iMacs as well?– rafalski1/2

    Believe so.– pylon2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 6:07 a.m. – Permalink

• Nathan_Adams

  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.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 6:40 a.m. – Permalink

• utopian2

  24" iMac
  3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  4GB memory
  500GB hard drive
  NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB memory
  $2,399-

  

  I just picked one up last week, rocks..

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 6:52 a.m. – Permalink

• ethanfink

  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?

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:08 a.m. – Permalink

• jacobdean

  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

  

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  Dog-earAug 30, 08, 9:17 p.m. – Permalink

• matt31

  gary

  

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  Dog-earAug 31, 08, 3:22 a.m. – Permalink

• Georges

  don't forget to add Lightroom in your basket
  http://www.adobe.com/products/ph…

  

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  Dog-earAug 31, 08, 3:23 a.m. – Permalink