[Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Harrison

I may just try some Neopan. Been shooting Fuji's color for years but 
never any of their b&w. Hate to admit it but converting color to b&w can 
be pretty effective. The only problem I have with that approach is 
letting the local store process the negs. :-)
Harrison McClary wrote:

> Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>> Harrison
>>
>> I guess what I'm trying to come to is the difference in the new 
>> digital formats produced by the cameras. I've always assumed raw was 
>> the same as tiff in terms of file info. If I have to edit something 
>> I'll reopen the original tiff and then save to jpg. Actually, a lot 
>> of the time I'll save the original tiff, edit and save the edited 
>> tiff and go from their. Maybe I'll just stock up on HP5 and Tri-X 
>> while still available. There are times when anachronisms can be in 
>> demand. :-) . 
>
>
> RAW as far as I understand it is all information from the shot.  JPG 
> is that information after it is processed by the camera.  I guess RAW 
> is kind of like a TIFF from a scan.
>
> I'm telling you Walt, you gotta try Neopan 400 and HC110 or D76, it is 
> really nice B&W. :)
>