RE: Techkon SpectroDens
RE: Techkon SpectroDens
- Subject: RE: Techkon SpectroDens
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:44:11 -0500
Rick,
In my experience with the SpectroDens, and it's G7 functionality, I have to
recognize that it is an instrument in a class of its own. It works very
well, no moving parts like the other posters have remarked. The only problem
I noticed, in all honesty, is the glossy finish on the LCD display, much
like the glossy finish on Apple's iMacs and the new 24" Cinema Display. I
have had a SpectroDens for almost a year now and only have praise for it.
It's worth mentioning that they have software that interfaces with Windows,
capture into Excel, and so on.
The SpectroDens G7 functionality, what they call "Gray Guide", is not
perfect but it's a tremendous help. It starts by measuring paper white, so
it knows what the a* and b* of the Gray Tone Aims are. Then, if you measure,
say a solid, it will know whether it's cyan, magenta, yellow, black. It also
recognizes the overprints, red, green and blue. Each time, it will report
the deltaE between the measurement and the specifications which you select
beforehand. It has GRACoL2006 and the two SWOP2006 in firmware. When
measuring the HR, HC and SC patches, it will report how far, in visual
density terms, the measurement is. Only for HR will it not only report the
delta visual density relative to the Gray Tone Aim but also the delta a*,
delta b* and delta L*. And, it will try to make predictions as to the
required correction like +0.07c -0.03m and 0.00y. I found these numbers not
be absolutes but indicative of the direction the press needs to go in order
to hit the aimpoints. That's why I find them helpful.
I remember the KBA G7 training in march 2006 when no one wanted to try the
SpectroDens -- we were all afraid to touch it. Boy! Were we morons. As much
as I like my SpectroEye and my 530, I like the SpectroDens even better now.
I also use the SpectroPlate and the SpectroDrive. What can I say? I like
their products.
Roger
> Gentlemen,
>
> We are an X-Rite shop head to toe here... but I was curious about
> opinions on the new Techkon Handheld with G7 functionality. Has
> anybody purchased one of these or had a chance to try one first hand.
> If so.... any thoughts? Thanks in advance for your submissions.
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