which Imac is best suited for photography

[ROGERWILCO357]

Ok just bought some nice photog stuff,5dmkII 85L and the 70-200LMKII.lens now I will be doing alot of rendering and using lightroom and aperture . What should my new Imac have to make this unit function as my photography computer other than the obvious 2Terabyte hard drive. Ram ? video card? etc..

 

[Objector]

I would definitely go for a 27" screen, since that provides you with u much larger resolution.

Secondly I'd opt for an SSD, since that makes Photoshop open almost instantly.

 

[Psilocybin]

Ok just bought some nice photog stuff,5dmkII 85L and the 70-200LMKII.lens now I will be doing alot of rendering and using lightroom and aperture . What should my new Imac have to make this unit function as my photography computer other than the obvious 2Terabyte hard drive. Ram ? video card? etc..

Id go with 27" core i5 1gb VRAM


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[Badger^2]

Ok just bought some nice photog stuff,5dmkII 85L and the 70-200LMKII.lens now I will be doing alot of rendering and using lightroom and aperture . What should my new Imac have to make this unit function as my photography computer other than the obvious 2Terabyte hard drive. Ram ? video card? etc..

So which one, LR or Aperture?

Theres no need to add the internal 2TB drive, buy a nice FW800 external.

This is what i would get, plus the external drive + 8 more gigs of ram

http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=12811708&cac=Result

Id start with this case: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MEP944FW8EU2/

and add my own drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473

 

[Psilocybin]

I would definitely go for a 27" screen, since that provides you with u much larger resolution.

Secondly I'd opt for an SSD, since that makes Photoshop open almost instantly.

Without the SSD my photoshop almost opens instantly on an i5


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[mennie]

Depend on your eyes. Some people like to use 27" by sit back away from screen. Some people like 21.5" but like to sit closer.

With the adobe bridge / Lightroom, the multiple windows is useless and no need at all. (somebody may talk about 27" can get advantage with multiple windows).

If you would like to use multiple windows, Try "Space" feature in OSX.

I think 27" is most suitable for CAD/CAM work. The Bigger is the best.

 

[chrono1081]

I would highly suggest against using both LR and Aperture, using one or the other would be a better option as they aren't just editing tools, but digital asset management programs.

 

[mennie]

LR = Camera Raw + Bridge in PS

Editing and Catalog in the same app. I think it's enough.

 

[CHSeifert]

Very well suited would be my iMac coming next week

iMac 27" with an extra ACD led 27
i2600 3.4 ghz CPU
256 GB SSD + 2TB HDD
2 GB GPU
16 GB RAM
Magic Trackpad + Magic Mouse

Add to that a 2 TB TimeCapsule and a 2 TB WD Ext. HDD and you got an awesome machine for photo editing!

 

[sth]

Very well suited would be my iMac coming next week

iMac 27" with an extra ACD led 27
i2600 3.4 ghz CPU
256 GB SSD + 2TB HDD
2 GB GPU
16 GB RAM
Magic Trackpad + Magic Mouse

Add to that a 2 TB TimeCapsule and a 2 TB WD Ext. HDD and you got an awesome machine for photo editing!

I agree, that's an awesome setup (maybe even a bit overkill), but I really hope you didn't order the RAM directly from Apple.

 

[CHSeifert]

I agree, that's an awesome setup (maybe even a bit overkill), but I really hope you didn't order the RAM directly from Apple.

No I didn't - only with 8 gb
Have an extra 8 gb Corsair 204 DIMM 1333 MHz ready on my desk

 

[Kebabselector]

Ok just bought some nice photog stuff,5dmkII 85L and the 70-200LMKII.lens now I will be doing alot of rendering and using lightroom and aperture . What should my new Imac have to make this unit function as my photography computer other than the obvious 2Terabyte hard drive. Ram ? video card? etc..

To be honest a base iMac would be fine, I use a MacMini for my photography work. Biggest bottleneck for me is the 5400rpm drive the mini uses. I store my images on an external firewire (mirrored) drive.

The larger 27" screen might be better, but both are covered in glass and are reflective. Hence why I've stayed with mini.

 

[lasuther]

Taking a look at that camera set up which is the same my friend uses, I would say a fully loaded 27".

1. 27" monitor for the resolution so you can work with large files.
2. Fast i7 processor to work with RAW quickly.
3. 16GB ram, aftermarket.
4. SSD will keep things fast.

Just buy a 27" with all the upgrades. Can't think of one that wouldn't be nice.

 

[h00ligan]

The fastest one with the biggest screen you can afford. They are all powerful so screen first power later.

Choose a budget. Allocate $100 for self ram upgrade. Take what's left and buy the best you can afford.