Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well now that I've tried this a little more, there is an interesting effect. If you set the "compression" back to DNG only, when you preview the shot, it comes up first as B+W and after ~2sec. the color image is shown. carl. On Feb 23, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Carl Muckenhirn wrote: > Wow, hadn't even thought of this, but by playing around you can get > it to do this. > > First, go to the "shooting menu" and set compression to one of the > JPEG modes (press SET -> Compression -> DNG+JPG fine). Next go to > the "camera menu" and set Color Saturation to B+W (press MENU -> > Color Saturation -> B+W). Finally go back to the "shooting menu" > and set compression back to DNG. You can leave the JPG setting as > well, but you'll get fewer exposures on a card. > > This is pretty cool. > > c. > On Feb 23, 2007, at 9:12 AM, Eric Korenman wrote: > >> Wade- >> >> Wonderful images. Love #18. >> >> How do you preview in B&W on the M8 when shooting DNG mode? >> I thought was still a firmware bug vs. lacking. >> >> Eric >> >> On 1/31/07, Wade Heninger <heninger@adobe.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 1/30/07 8:18 PM, "grduprey@mchsi.com" <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Nice set of photos, like them all. Did you shoot these in >>> color then convert >>> > to BW or did you shoot them in BW? Not sure I understood >>> which. Either way >>> > very nice. Glad to see you have got the battery problem solved >>> and happy with >>> > the M8. I was down in Dallas last week and visited Cooters >>> Cillage Camera >>> > again and did some more handling of the M8 they have on >>> display. Still want >>> > one, but will have to wait for funds. ;-) >>> >>> They were shot as the M8 shoots DNG, which is in color. I have it >>> setup so >>> it shows the prevew in B/W and that is how I look at them. >>> >>> When the come into lightroom, I immediately convert them to B/W >>> and one >>> thing I'll be pushing them to do is a b/w mode where I never see >>> color >>> unless I ask. >>> >>> I'm liking my M8 even more after living with it for a week. I >>> hope for a >>> long serviceable life with it. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information