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Improved digitizer from Wacom will please pen tablet lovers.
Wacom graphics tablets are something photographers either love or hate. On the one hand, they offer incredible precision and control during photo editing, letting you closely retouch your images with Wacom's distinctive pen and tablet interface until you can get your shot just the way you want it.
On the other hand, using a Wacom tablet takes some getting used to and since it allows you to dive deep into programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, It could add to your overall photo editing time instead of speeding it up. Plus, who has room for another space-hogging peripheral on your desktop anyway?
The new completely redesigned lntuous4 from Wacom - which replaces the lntuous3 - just might begin to blur the line between the "lovers" and the "haters" of pen tablets. There are a slew of design changes to the lntuous4, making it more attractive, ergonomie and intuitive than the previous model, while increasing the tablet's performance and, theoretically, the user's productivity.
Having said that, there are other unavoidable things about the lntuous4 - including Its intrusive footprint - that might continue to turn off non-pen tablet users.
Truthfully, I'm on the fence about whether I want/need a Wacom tablet in my photo editing workflow. Though there's a lot I admire in the Intuous4, including its new"ambidextrous"design very appealing to lefties like me - I may be too set in my "point and click" photo-editing ways to want to change at this point.
But if you've used and liked Wacom's products in the past or have an open mind about shaking up your workflow, the lntuous4 is a bold step forward in pen tablet technology. Heck, it's even made me consider putting down my boring old mouse and picking up Wacom's graphics pen the next time I open Photoshop. And that's saying a...