Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Adam Bridge said: > >> If you check out: >> >> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/kodak-760m.shtml> >> >> You'll find an interesting review. The words "Leica M glass" are often >> heard. >> >> This screams to me that Leica needs to make a B&W version of the >> digital M - a camera MADE for black and white. >> >> Yeah yeah, I know all the reasons not to for Leica - but damn it this >> is a camera system which could set the standard for black and white >> digital photography and if someone like Leica doesn't do it then no >> one will and we'll be stuck with half-assed approximations of what can >> be done.<<<<, > I wouldn't want to spend big bucks on a B&W-only model and come to think of it I'd rather shoot RAW so I have the option of experimenting with color filters at a later stage and so I'd have the option of using color if the subject worked better that way. IMHO the B&W-only model is analogous to B&W television now, an "economy" model for a product in its infancy. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .