The BW mode in the camera is a very simple conversion. It is fine for
giving you an idea on the LCD of what it will look like, but it is
essentially just removing the color which is the first example they
show you in Photoshop and then say, "But you don't really want to do
it that way." Almost anyone one who shoots black and white film uses
color filters to get the balance of gray tones they want in their
photos. I suppose you could get color filters and use them on your
digital camera, but most people simply adjust the filtration in post
processing to get the effect they want. It is easier to get what you
want and avoids the problem of digital noise caused by reduced light
to the sensor. Some of those deep red lens filters used by Ansel
Adams are very dense.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On / November 1, 2007 CE, at 6:32 PM, Ali Shah wrote:
> Shooting in BW mode or converting during PP...which
> one is better? I like the idea of being able to view a
> BW image while still on the scene and making
> adjustments on the fly. I had a dicussion in another
> forum and everyone else is saying that conversion
> during PP is better.
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