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Not sure if this is in the right section - technically it's equipment, but its PC related instead of sensors bodies and glass!

Santa is going to bring me a tablet (graphics not medicinal) for xmas (if I am a good boy) as it must be easier to use photoshop with a tablet instead of a mouse.

Any recommendations what to get? Budget is around £100, so big huge A4 ones I guess are out.

Do I need a large as possible tablet or will an A6 one suffice?
Anything that is a must have or to avoid....

Found this one the other day: seems a lot for the money (about £60) though I know nothing about them.....

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks
 
Buy a Wacom.

Mine's the A5 Intuos, and it's just about perfect. It's the ideal size, and slides out of the way to the corner of the desk when not in use. It's also small enough to slip into the laptop bag when travelling.


For £50 get a Wacom Bamboo Pen (512 levels of pressure sensitivity)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wacom-WACCTL460EN-Bamboo-Pen/dp/B002Q4U4AE/ref=pd_cp_ce_3

For £75 get a Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch (1024 levels of pressure sensitivity)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wacom-Bambo...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259627077&sr=1-1

If you can stretch to the extra an Intuos. But they're a chunk of cash more expensive (I'm not giving mine up for anyone though!)
 
a lot would depend on your exact use of it too.
Are you doing full on graphics and stuff, or just to help touch up pics with ps?
If your just using it for ps bits and bobs, an a5 or even a6 would be ok.
I would sacrifice size for quality. The intuos are worth the cost. plenty of intuos3 around, if the new 4 is out of budget.
 
I got one of these Genious G Pen 712 (just had a quick google and thay can be had for under "100). Does the job, and gets pretty good reviews too,
 
like munchy carrot suggests, if it is for general touch up as a hobby then the small ones are great. I have a bamboo and it does all i ask of it at my level. I find it quite handy at A5 size as i often work in different rooms of the house with my laptop. If it is for more professional use then I wouldn't know.
 
clud17 said:
like munchy carrot suggests, if it is for general touch up as a hobby then the small ones are great. I have a bamboo and it does all i ask of it at my level. I find it quite handy at A5 size as i often work in different rooms of the house with my laptop. If it is for more professional use then I wouldn't know.
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I know of several full time, high end retouchers etc that only use the small A5 one.

Steve Caplin, Author of How to Cheat at Photoshop uses the A5 Wacom, as does Amy Dresser, former retoucher for Jill Greenberg. Stephen Burns, who's a Wacom "Ambassador" uses a small A5 tablet when teaching, but I know he also uses the Med when working at home.

It may sound a little odd, until you grab a pencil and try it, but if you draw from the wrist then the small one will be ideal. If you draw from the shoulder you may want a larger one.
 
another thought to consider is touch screens reduce brightness and contrast so it may be worth looking if some are better or worse at this as it will effect the appearance of your pictures on screen. if nothing else at least you will know this now before you edit your first picture on it so you can live with it without it been a shock.
 
cheers guys - much appreciated for advice.

going to be used for touching up and editing pics mainly so I guess smaller will work well.

hmm - back to the drawing board (well tablet) - looks like a Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch
 
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