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 p.1 #1 · Switchin': Which Mac for me? | |
Since we don't have a "computer questions" forum yet...
I'm wondering what Mac laptop would correspond to my Lenovo Y430 as far as post-processing performance. The Lenovo has:
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2Ghz
3GB RAM
Vista (32, I think)
250 GB HD. (I also have a couple external HDs for storage/backup.)
I shoot with a 5D2 with normal family stuff, some travel, occasional weddings. I'm considering doing up to 15 weddings/year by 2011.
99% of my processing is through Canon's DPP at this point. And it's basic--exposure, contrast, WB, sharpness, crop. I rarely even dodge and burn (don't even know if if DPP does it--I also have GIMP and a real old PS).
That should be enough to make comments, but if you want the full story, keep reading:
I will be radically changing my computing life come Dec/Jan. I'm wondering if LR2 might be enough for what I need to do--the stuff mentioned above (including dodge/burn), but fast (with batching or whatever), and also cataloging to help me find stuff. I don't enjoy post-processing, but I know I need to get better at it. I just don't know what I need.
My wife and I both write, and I shoot, too (mostly editorial, some weddings/portraiture, will maybe add some sport). The past two years, while living in South Africa, we had two Lenovos. Strong machines, pretty stable, only about $600 each. I look at Mac prices and want to throw up. But we can sell the machines in SA, getting nearly what we paid for them, so it's a good time to jump. If the quality/user experience is everything it's supposed to be, it'd be worth the extra money, as we're both on our computers quite a bit.
But can a laptop suffice for editing? Now, I'm shooting about 2000 images/month, including one wedding. I properly process up to half of them (the basic stuff above). The rest are ok, but I have similar shots that are slightly stronger or whatever.
I'm trying to get a cohesive flow to my tech-life, and thinking two Macs (whether two laptops or one laptop and one desktop) with one or two iPhones might help make my life easier, my time more effective, etc. I will be traveling abroad 2 or 3 times per year shooting and should have something along for basic editing and backup. (Could conceivably have desktop, laptop, and a netbook, but I'm not thrilled at that thinking.)
Finally, to really muck stuff up, I may be trying to work with video from the 5D2 occasionally for projects next year. I know that's a hard task to manage. Think 5-10 minute finished pieces of interviews and such. Not only for web-use, so likely in 1080.
Any comments are most appreciated.
Adam
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