Digital BW, The Print

On Nov 7, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Stephen Kobrin wrote:

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> If I am ultimately going to convert a digital image (saved in Raw
> Mode) to B&W is there any point in worrying about getting the white
> balance exactly right or does it suffice to leave it on automatic?

If you're asking about setting WB (color temp) in the RAW processing 
software, yes it will affect the B&W result - the quickest was to see 
this is to set your RAW image to the lowest saturation (-100 in Adobe 
Camera RAW) and then tweak the WB setting - you'll see the B&W mix will 
change.

If you're asking whether it matters to do a proper WB in your camera, 
if you're shooting RAW for B&W results, then the answer is no, since 
you can always tweak the WB/temperature during processing.