Digital BW, The Print

To all interested in the digital test:

I may be way off on Canon cameras, but I can speak pretty accurately 
for Nikon (D1 series, at least) (and I just bought a Canon S40 for a 
pocket sized alternative, so I will try to figure this out and get 
back here).

The best way to shoot BW is to shoot RAW color and then make changes 
by desaturating or conversion to grayscale (your own religious 
choice) with software on the computer rather than the camera. Bibble, 
Qimage, Nikon Capture are all great.

The concept is that the RAW file is the "negative" and you 
can "develop" it in the camera or on your pc. Most users of apps like 
Bibble claim much better results on the pc... Not to mention that you 
can also go back and "redevelop" if there are improvements in the 
software (Bibble generally has a couple a year that are free).

Tom O'Connell

TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com