Wacom Intuos5 M

Zitat: The good: + The Intuos5 is sturdy and unassuming - just what you want from a tool for another purpose. It’s easy to set up too, with a DVD installation disc and some quick steps to follow. Once you’re done, you can get started. This is a very different experience to drawing on a regular joe iPad or Android tablet: the 8.8x5.5-inch screen and pen are incredibly pressure sensitive (capable of registering 2048 different levels), so newcomers might find the experience strange, from filling in specific pixels to something more akin to paper. Just as it would naturally using a pen, pencil or paintbrush, the strokes created using the Wacom pen vary in width and opacity (depending on the settings) in relation to the amount of pressure applied when moving it across the surface of the tablet. The Wacom Intuos 5 is a truly fantastic product when it comes to customizing to suit your individual needs. The express keys can be used to create one-click keyboard shortcuts so you can largely eliminate the keyboard. These buttons can be customized for general computer use, or for individual programmes, such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, which can really save a lot of time as a project develops. The multi-touch features add further customization options, meaning you can easily cover all your basic keyboard shortcuts, controlling the majority of your work with the pen, express buttons or fingertips. For example a two finger touch could bring up a settings menu, or a five finger swipe might save your work… the choices are all yours, fitting perfectly around the way you like to work and the programmes. If you’re an artist, it’s a familiar movement, like switching between paintbrush and fingertip or between charcoal stick and a smudging finger. The bad: - Wacom is the big daddy in drawing tablets for a reason. That said, its skills command a high price, and the medium sized Intuos5 we tested still hovers around the £270 mark, several months after launch. That’s a lot for a drawing tool, and if you think you’re a more fair-weather digital doodler, you might want to consider one of several Android devices that incorporate some of Wacom’s tech, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or Note 10.1 tablet. If you’re getting an upgrade soon anyway, you’ll get much of the same tech at effectively no extra cost, even if it isn’t quite so sensitive. The Wacom Intuos 5’s a charming tablet for serious digital artists, with few to no drawbacks. But unless you’re planning on getting into it in a big way, the £270 pricetag is far too steep for the option of sprucing up just the odd image.

Zitat: The Intuos5 line is available in several sizes, from small, with an active area of 6.2x3.9”, up to large, with a 12.8x8” active area. For photography, I find the medium size ideal. This gives me an 8.8x5.5” active area. At $349 (medium size), the Intuos5 is a considerable investment. But, it will last forever, and you’ll find yourself getting more done in less time than you ever thought possible. With the addition of touch functionality, the tablet is an even better value than before, useful any time you’re in front of the computer—not just for graphic editing. For more information, visit Wacom’s website at: www.wacom.com .

Zitat: With its ergonomic design that is equally useful for left- or right-handed users, the new slim-profile Wacom Intuos5 allows creative professionals to work in a comfortable and intuitive way. New features include multi-touch gesture support, wireless capabilities and the Express View display to help users remember their application-specific ExpressKey settings. Just briefly resting a finger on any of the keys reveals the settings on-screen, a display that fades within a few seconds. The Intuos5 tablets can be converted to a wireless tablet by installing the optional Wireless Accessory kit, thus eliminating the need to keep the tablet physically connected to the computer.

Zitat: De Wacom Intuos5 is een behoorlijke verbetering op zijn voorganger. Het tablet ziet er beter uit, voelt en werkt prettiger en de multi-touch functionaliteit is echt een nuttige aanvulling waardoor ook voor twijfelaars de muis snel de deur uit kan. Heb je nog een Intuos4 waar je tevreden over bent dan is een overstap minder vanzelfsprekend. Op een Apple computer heb je wel al direct meerwaarde bij multi-touch, maar voor Windows gebruikers is het nog even op Windows 8 wachten voordat multi-touch ook hier veel toegevoegde waarde zal bieden (je kunt het al uitproberen met Windows 8 Beta, alle touch functies worden wel reeds door het tablet standaard ondersteund). Hoe dan ook is de Intuos5 een erg mooi tekentablet waar je als fotograaf prima mee uit de voeten moet kunnen. Hoewel nog niet per direct gaat dit tekentablet ook mijn Intuos4 zeker vervangen. Persoonlijk raad ik voor fotografen het M(edium) formaat aan met touch functionaliteit. Is deze je nog iets te prijzig overweeg dan zeker ook de Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch.

Zitat: The Wacom Intuos5 line is available in several sizes, from small, with an active area of 6.2"x3.9" up to large with a 12.8"x8" active area. For photography, I find the medium to be the ideal size to work with. This gives me an 8.8"x5.5" active area. Bundled with the Intuos5 are links to download Photoshop Elements 10, Anime Studio Debut, SketchBook Express, Nik Color Efex Pro 4 Select Edition, and a 90 day trial of Corel Painter 12. At $349, the medium Intuos5 is a considerable investment, but they last forever, and you´ll find yourself getting more done in less time than you ever thought possible. With the addition of touch functionality, the Wacom Intuos5 tablets are even better value than before, useful at any time you´re in front of the computer - not just in graphic editing.