Basic handheld spectro for reading Lab values

[BC in the Bay]

I'm looking for a basic handheld spectro to read Lab values at press. I've looked into the new X-rite model(s), but I'm wondering if there's anything that is a little simpler. I don't need this thing to interface with my phone, make me a cup of coffee or do the laundry.

Any recommendations?

 

[Stephen Marsh]

Do you have a computer at the press/viewing area?

What are you going to do with the Lab values once you have them? Do you need to compare them to a target, store them in a database etc?

Is this for spots, or just CMYK?

Do you have an instrument for density and this will only be used for Lab, or will one device need to do both? Do you have other densitometers or spectros used inhouse and do you need to compare measurements from different devices?


Stephen Marsh

 

[kansasquaker]

Check out what Techkon has. I like their stuff better than x-rite anyway and they're less expensive. They're great to work with and their recertifications are much less expensive than x-rite.
http://www.techkonusa.com

 

[BC in the Bay]

Do you have a computer at the press/viewing area?

What are you going to do with the Lab values once you have them? Do you need to compare them to a target, store them in a database etc?

Is this for spots, or just CMYK?

Do you have an instrument for density and this will only be used for Lab, or will one device need to do both? Do you have other densitometers or spectros used inhouse and do you need to compare measurements from different devices?


Stephen Marsh

I'm just reading Lab values to be entered into other software. I'm trying to get away from a tether to a computer, so I don't want something that has to be plugged in.

 

[BC in the Bay]

Check out what Techkon has. I like their stuff better than x-rite anyway and they're less expensive. They're great to work with and their recertifications are much less expensive than x-rite.
http://www.techkonusa.com

Thanks, KQ,

That's just what I was looking for. I'll check them out. Much appreciated.