[Leica] Re: B&W Conversion Options

[rpalmier at depaul.edu (bob palmieri)]

Folks -

Thanks to Doug, Mehrdad & Philippe for pointing me to some cool options 
for this B&W conversion business.  Looks like it'll take me a few weeks 
to sort them out.

I started arbitrarily with the Zuber Photographics stuff and was 
surprised that his "perceived luminance" method was way heavy on the 
green channel.  Me, when poking it out with sliders, I usually end up 
heavy on the red...

I've decided to answer my own question regarding color vs B&W in 
contemporary street stuff; I'm thinking now that unless the color is 
distracting or emotionally conflicting with the image I'm gonna try 
color.
The B&W thing is looking sorta overly dramatic to me at the moment; 
'course, it could just be defensiveness about being such an old school 
graybeard.
And with the ease of capture-in-color and convert-if-desired option 
this is a good time to be a weenie.  However, I'll keep looking at my 
library of great B&W stuff (and the galleries of a bunch of you 
LUG'gers) for a reality check... damn, that classic stuff looks good!

Bob Palmieri