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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Raw conversion and B&W

2005-06-01 by Steve Kale

A pity as you miss out on the opportunity to adjust post capture the light
balance - equivalent to using a filter at capture. As for the Zone system,
it is not really very relevant in today's digital world where one can
determine mid-grey and clipping points (if any) post capture.


> From: Djon <westsidemaurice@...>



> ...though I won't convert to monochrome to get
> my B&W... I never convert to monochrome when I'm printing B&W from
> color (using QTRgui). There seems no reason to convert, since I use a
> traditional Zone System frame of reference (ie the real world is seen
> in color when you shoot B&W film...I visualize B&W from real-world
> color just as I do when I see color on a monitor and print B&W).
> 
> Djon

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