Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, Jim. The Lumix gear I use offers three different B&W filters for composing (jpegs), and if you capture in RAW, you can use B&W conversion software of your choice or revert to color. -----Original Message----- >From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >Sent: Dec 10, 2013 5:23 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Composing in B&W > >It is an interesting approach, Peter. You can even try different >filters, if you work just with jpeg images. You might like it. > >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA > >On 12/10/2013 5:19 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: >> Jim, >> >> like Luis I hadn't been following this discussion - although arguably I >> should >> have been - but the results are really good. I will give it a try on the >> X-Pro. >> >> Peter >> >> On 10/12/2013 23:07, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Lluis. From my brief experience with >>> the BW >>> EVF, I will say that it helps me visualize the BW image in cases where >>> the >>> presence of color can be overpowering. But, as my wife put it, when the >>> color >>> is there, she prefers to see the image in color. :-( >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> On 12/10/2013 4:57 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>>> Jim, >>>> >>>> I like them too, I?ve not followed the EVF discussion about B&W, first >>>> information is yours, the only thing that comes to my head is that B&W >>>> has >>>> existed many, many years before the EVF and I think there is absolutely >>>> no >>>> need for this purpose. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> >>>> El 09/12/2013, a las 21:37, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> escribi?: >>>> >>>>> With all of the recent discussion of B&W images on the LUG, I decided >>>>> to see >>>>> if changing the EVF and LCD to B&W helped in creating B&W images. >>>>> With a >>>>> Summitar from the 1940s on the X-E1, this seemed appropriate. >>>>> >>>>> These two images were composed in B&W, then processed from the RAW >>>>> image and >>>>> converted to B&W. I liked the result. Maybe the B&W finder does >>>>> improve >>>>> "seeing" the final image. >>>>> >>>>> Mirror: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mirror.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Lamp: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lamp.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information