![]() ![]() Considering that my older CG243W cost $2,400 when I bought it over ten years ago and is a smaller, lower resolution monitor, the price for the CS2740 seems incredibly reasonable–especially give that the CS2740 is more advanced than my older monitor in just about every way. I would highly recommend purchasing the monitor hood in addition to the monitor. The monitor hood for the CS2740 is an additional $189 USD. Amazingly, Eizo’s CS range, which sits just below the more expensive CG range, offers a wide variety of options for very reasonable prices. This is also a non-glare panel, so reflections are not an issue you will have to worry about.Įizo ColorEdge monitors are typically a bit more expensive than other lesser monitors, as you would expect for a top-end wide gamut monitor. The frame of the monitor has electrostatic switches on the front bezel that are touch sensitive and make for easy adjustments. ![]() It also has an easy to grab handle on the back of the monitor. Īs can be seen above the CS2740 has a stand that is easy to raise, rotate and tilt and the monitor can rotate vertically. Since I already have a DisplayPort cable that I have been using for my older Eizo monitor I connected it to my 2019 MacBook Pro laptop with a DisplayPort cable via a CalDigit TS3 Plus Dock. This makes it very easy to connect this to any of the latest Apple computers. The CS2740 is also Eizo’s first monitor that can connect to a computer with the USB Type-C connection. The CS2740 shows 99% of the Adobe RGB color space and as such it is one of the few monitors on the market that shows pretty much the entire Adobe RGB color space. This makes for a pixel density of 164 pixels-per-inch (ppi), which is at the upper end of what I would want for editing and processing still images. The CS2740 is 3840 x 2160 pixels, on a 26.9-inch diagonal screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Since I was looking for a new monitor, this seemed like a good option. It is a 27-inch 4K UHD monitor and they offered to send me one to test out. ![]() I found out they had a new monitor coming out–the Eizo ColorEdge CS2740. While looking at new Eizo ColorEdge monitors, I got in touch with Eizo just to check in since they did a case study with me for their website a few years ago. There are very few companies that produce monitors that are up to the task for critical color management–and Eizo’s ColorEdge series monitors are hands-down the best on the market. If you have ever taken a workshop with me then you know I am pretty harsh when it comes to monitors. I consider an Adobe RGB monitor, as are all of the Eizo ColorEdge monitors, to be a critical piece of kit for any photographer looking to take their images to the highest level. Because we work up images by looking at them (on a calibrated and profiled monitor) and we are not adjusting color by the numbers so to speak, having a monitor that can show accurate color from edge-to-edge is critical. I would also say the monitor is more important than what camera and lens were used to capture the image if you really care about the color in your images. I consider the monitor you workup images on to be one of the most important–if not the most important–piece of equipment in any digital workflow. Hence, it is time to update my monitor–in fact, it is well past the time I should have upgraded my monitor.īefore we dive in here, I want to add a note about choosing the right monitor for your needs. After ten years, my older Eizo ColorEdge CG243W is starting to show signs of its demise and it is also not covered with the latest software upgrade to ColorNavigator 7, the latest version of Eizo’s color calibration software. The brand new Eizo ColorEdge CS2740 monitor is a high-end Adobe RGB monitor designed for photographers, cinematographers, graphic designers, and anyone needing a highly-tuned, color accurate monitor for working up images, color grading motion footage or laying out content for reproduction. ![]()
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