Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you saying that this is going to happen? -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:13 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W only version of M8 - no channel mixer anymore? The proposed B&W only M8b would have a different chip also made by Kodak that does not have any color filters so you get every pixel as gray scale. Much more information and potentially much finer detail possible. Therefore absolutely no possibility to get color out unless you do three exposures using RGB filters. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/3/06, Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote: > > I agree to Nathan it will certainly not be only a simple algorithm > unsaturating the color picture. But even if it offers more dynamic > range, I doubt there will be color channels in such RAW B&W files. And > its just the color cannels that allow very fine and precise B&W > editing, something that would get lost as soon as the RAW file is in > greyscale mode. At least for me, as I get the heck out of the channel mixer. > > With the RD-1 RAW software, I have set the prefs that B&W is the > default mode when opening an Epson RAW file. So I don't see any color > except if I want. But still have the channel mixer feature. > > Didier > > > > >The rumor is that the camera will provide RAW files, but without the > >color. Instead, the extra "sensor real estate" will allegedly be used > >to provide more megapixels or great dynamic range. So for someone who > >truly never ever shoots color, this may be the digital M they want. > > > >It is NOT the same as the silly B&W mode provided by some cameras. > > > >Nathan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information