Digital BW, The Print

Mark Hahn writes:

> If you never learn how to do a quality conversion from
> RGB ->> Greyscale then you will never know how to make
> the required adjustments when your plugin does a less
> than perfect job ...

If you want perfect black and white, your original image capture _must_
be in black and white.  And since there are currently no B&W digital
cameras available, that means that the only way to get the best B&W is
to shoot film.

I'm surprised to see people arguing about the quality of RGB-to-B&W
conversions, when they've already agreed to throw away 2/3 of the image
quality by shooting RGB to start with.  It's like arguing over the best
lens for a disposable.