Digital BW, The Print

no, no, no.  

You are getting 1/3 of the information that *would* be present in a 
dedicated b&w sensor of the same dimensions, but since those sensors 
are not being put into pro/sumer cameras it is a non-issue.

mark

...
> 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.