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Subject: [Leica] B/W conversion tutorial
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 08:04:19 -0500
References: <D198C767.5D178%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <84032E82-C95A-4D77-96E5-7EC22686DD1C@acm.org>

Hebert, the original query did not include Lightroom among the choices he 
had.  



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Sonny Carter
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> On Jun 7, 2015, at 1:44 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
> 
> What is wrong with simple black and white conversion in Lightroom? I?ve 
> used it a few times and found it satisfactory. Am I not critical enough?
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
> 
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at 
>> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In-camera conversions usually look flat. Best to use Photoshop. The best
>> results come from plugins like Silver Efx, Alienskin Exposure, DxO
>> Filmpack, and Topaz BW Effects. My favorite is Topaz, and it is also the
>> least expensive at about $60.
>> 
>> If you don?t want to buy a plugin, I have a video tutorial that I made
>> showing how to do it in Photoshop with good results:
>> 
>> https://youtu.be/ZdJ5rM_MGlU?list=PLsQTNpmJWGmTFNLzY3g1CgbBQ7-SvAWam
>> 
>> -- 
>> Chris Crawford
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>> 
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>> 
>>> On 6/6/15, 11:46 AM, "Stan Yoder" <s.yoder at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Folks, Which is the better way to convert color to B/W:  in Photoshop,
>>> in the printer, or use the B/W provision of the camera (M240) in the
>>> first place? I don't need the high-end solutions of specialized software
>>> or inks.
>>> 
>>> TIA,
>>> Stan Yoder
>>> 
>>> 
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In reply to: Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] B/W conversion tutorial)
Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] B/W conversion tutorial)