Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/09

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Subject: [Leica] B&W visualization
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:58:18 -0600
References: <8D0C30B42BED0F4-93C-1C49@webmail-m287.sysops.aol.com> <zYhu1m0160AFV7C01YhvQQ>

Interesting.  I used to carry a small mat board with a 4x5" cutout, at the
suggestion of John Sexton.  The idea was that you would hold it away from
you to compose with a longer lens, closer for a normal or wide.  If nothing
else I got a lot of questioning looks.  

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bob 
Adler
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 2:42 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W visualization

I have a pair of Zone VI tools about the size of a 35mm slide that are
orange-ish; one 4x6 ratio, one square. I use these to get rid of the
distraction of color on landscapes.

Newer cameras with EVFs (including the M) will display B&W if set via menu
to write a BW jpeg along with the RAW. Some (not sure about the M) will
allow you to define the color filter to use in creating the jpeg, so you
will see that effect in the EVF also.

Is that what you were asking??
Best,
Bob

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:34 AM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I was just curious.  I know there are a lot of people who convert 
> their shots to B&W, and was wondering if they could actually visualize 
> the world in B&W literally using an EVF.
> 
> 
> Aram
> - - -
> Old time cinematographers viewed a scene through a deep purple filter to
wash out the color and see what it would look like in B&W. One was even
incorporated in the viewfinder of the early Robot cameras. If you want to
find one simply go to the oldest photo store in town and ask the oldest
clerk if her has one in the junk box. I'm sure any deep colored camera
filter will give much the same effect.
> Larry Z
> 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] B&W visualization)
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