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The Datacolor SpyderX Tool Kits Could Be Essential for Photographers

Chris Gampat
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06/18/2019
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Last Updated on 06/18/2019 by Mark Beckenbach

With the Datacolor SpyderX tool kits, photographers will be able to get a lot more from their workflow.

Photographers of a particular skill set above the typical amateur are going to want to pay attention to the new Datacolor SpyderX tool kits announced today. Besides including their much improved SpiderX Elit calibration unit, they’re also assisting higher end photographers by bundling a few other goodies together. There are two kits: the SpyderX Capture Pro, and the SpyderX Studio kit. One isn’t necessarily a more high end than the other; one is designed more around the need for capturing out in the field, the other is for studio work.

 

SpyderX Capture Pro includes:

  • · Spyder LensCal – Calibrate cameras, lenses and DSLR components.
  • · Spyder Cube – Set white balance and RAW conversion.
  • · Spyder Checkr – Next-level camera color calibration.
  • · SpyderX Elite – Professional monitor calibration.

Capture Pro seems more oriented to the photographer who edits in the field and doesn’t do a whole lot of printing. The Cube helps with better colors when working with a photographer who properly calibrates their screen with the Elite. Then, there is the Spyder Checkr, which is pretty standard in the industry at this point. The tidbit that could be a little weird is the LensCal. The LensCal is perhaps better for DSLRs than mirrorless cameras. It is designed to assist with stuff like micro-adjustments and you have to be very careful.

 

SpyderX Studio includes:

  • · Spyder Cube – Set white balance and RAW conversion.
  • · SpyderX Elite– Professional monitor calibration.
  • · Spyder Print – Printer profiling for any printer/ink/paper combination.

This is more designed for the photographer who works in a studio and has a necessity to print. You’re going to get the best colors out of this kit, and these types of photographers tend to stop their lenses down a lot to get their subjects in focus.

According to their press release, Datacolor is kicking off the launch of these two products with a special introductory offer of 20% savings. From June 18 through July 14, 2019, you can purchase the SpyderX Capture Pro for $319.99 (reg. $399.99) or the SpyderX Studio for $399.99 (reg. $499.99).

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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