Hi. After spending the morning with my optician, I am seeking advice on setting up a computer workspace for editing digital images with the goal of printing.
I am 53, and after years of perfect vision now resort to protheses to keep my vision near perfect. A couple of years ago, I switched to bifocals. I have always kept the "reading" lens set to about 20 inches for use with computers. In order to continue to enjoy 20/20 vision, it seems I now need trifocals, progressives, or two sets of bifocals, one for "about town" and one for work. I am not interested in progressives: I use my eyes as calipers, and can't put up with the large patches of unresolvable information they present. Trifocal lenses are great if you insist on one pair for all day. I am willing to use one pair for work, and one pair for "not-work", so I am likely to go with two pairs of bifocals, a "work" pair and an "all the time" pair. Hence my questions.
What is the best studio set-up for those who wear glasses? I am willing to consider any changes.
I work in two different studios. At each I have my 15" Retina MBP, and a 24" or 27" NEC monitor. I prefer a standing desk. Since I got the Retina MBP, I have found (as have my clients) the NEC monitors to be "grainy". (I use a 2490 WUXi2 and a P270W.) I do most of my editing on the Retina display, and use the large monitors for, in essence, a sort of "life size" preview.
Two 24" retina-quality displays, with NEC's color controls, would be nice. (I calibrate everything with a ColorMunki Photo, and use SpectraView II for the NECs.)
The glasses question is this: what length should the two lenses in the work bifocals be set? Where should the monitor(s) be placed relative to me?
Thanks.