Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, If I understand it correctly, the B&W mode in those cameras that have it, like the Digilux 2, your Olympus, or the new Canon 20D, only works in JPG mode, in other words the original color image is simply desaturated in-camera using whatever algorithm the camera maker programmed into it. Given this, I suspect that you can get better results by shooting RAW and converting in Photoshop. Nathan Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > I was pleasantly surprised to find that my Oly 5050 prosumer has a B&W -- > and > sepia -- setting that works like a charm. By contrast, the D70 shoots > strictly color. If you want B&W or sepia from a D70 you get it second > hand, in > Photoshop. The next question that naturally arises: Is there any > difference in the > B&W produced in-camera and the B&W image produced later from color in > Photoshop? > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com