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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Hello and Questions

2007-10-22 by Adam Maas

Shoot RAW+JPEG, with the camera set to mono and an appropriate mono 
Picture Style. Best of both worlds for Canon shooters. You get a B&W 
review, a quick B&W JPEG and a RAW that can be rendered better afterwards.

-Adam


Photo Studio wrote:
> 
> 
> Another point on converting in Camera....If you are converting in Camera
> then you are shooting JPEG's...at least that is the case with Canon......If
> you using Canon DPP then the picture modes work.
> 
> It is generally best to convert in photoshop as a raw file. Gives you a
> whole lot more latitude with which to work on your images. The beauty of
> b/w is the longer tonal scale than color. Throwing all of that information
> away in the camera hurts.
> 
> Paul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Gary
> Weaver
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:33 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Hello and Questions
> 
> Hi Joe,
> 
> The main reason I don't shoot mono in the camera is that I work both
> color and mono.
> Never-the-less, I do occasionally shoot mono. But changing settings in
> camera is not a good idea for me. When I do make a change, I forget to
> reset them and get into trouble.
> 
> gar
>

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