gary evans Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'm thinking of trying out the Wacom Pen and Tablet and I see B&H has the Intuos4 6x8 for $200. They also have the 6x8 Intuos3 with Pen Tools for $300. From what I can tell, the only thing I might use in Pen Tools is the extra brushes since I already have Photoshop. Am I missing something here? Or is the $200 Intuos4 the obvious choice here for a 6x8 tablet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I am a professional photo retoucher and i use the Graphire 4 6x8 tablet. work well and really cheaper than the Intuos. If it work for my day to day work, 50 hours a week for the past year...it should work for you too. ust my 2 cents : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabseye Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Don't you mean the Graphire4? I don't think there *is* an Intuos4 yet ... still on 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary evans Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yes, Graphire4, not Intuos4. What are the buttons on the side of the Intuos3 for anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 slider and zoom tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabseye Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Control, Alt, Shift, Space, Scroll. Or whatever you reassign to the buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabseye Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 You might consider going to a smaller tablet too. I use a 4x5 at home and a 4x6 at work, both are perfectly suited to photo editing and screen navigation with 19 and 20" WS monitors. If it's only for photo editing, the larger size might be ok. If you use the tablet instead of a mouse, there is a lot of arm movement with the 6x8 tablet. In essence, it becomes mapped to the whole of the screen area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_wolf2 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I bought the 6x8, but ended up mapping the screen to around 4x5. I was not comfortable with the full tablet area because of a repetitive stress injury and the large hand/arm motion required of the full tablet surface. So the cheaper 4x5 seems reasonable to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie_farbman Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I have had the 6x8 Intuos for almost a year now. Best investment I made had improved my speed. Is much more accurate for most of the work I do. It is pressure sensative. I got the air brush tool a few months ago (seperate purchase) and have found it to be of very little use in my work. The pen tool, for me has been the way to go. I will never look back and recommend the Intuos 3. You may be just as comfortable with the next size smaller, which is less $$$. Morrie Farbman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'll buck the trend and say that when I gave a tablet a try for a while, I found it useless and annoyihng. I went back to a nice rollerball. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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