Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/17

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Subject: [Leica] Query re B&W photography in digital
From: gwpics at googlemail.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Tue Jul 17 10:40:20 2007
References: <f315fa825bb8.469ba84e@shaw.ca> <000601c7c80c$6a937580$6400a8c0@corp.nortel.com> <003401c7c818$73d1d450$5b757cf0$@net> <60912D20-D279-4E5B-8E37-65DAB706C59D@comcast.net> <5C5E0A6D-C97F-423D-ACD0-10846081B61C@comcast.net> <98C2B7DB-F250-44AF-9AC1-ED22C6627C7F@mac.com>

I do all my b&w adjustment now post-shooting using various digital
filtration combinations, and I find it very successful, leaving me
with the original image untouched so that I can use it in another way
anytime I want to.

Gerry

On 17/07/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
> In my very limited experience with using filters in front of the lens
> with digital raw files - their use does intensify any all further
> manipulation in software. If you know exactly what you wish to
> accomplish with the filter/software combination then it makes a bit
> of sense to set off in that direction. However, you'll also make
> returning to "normal" a bit more difficult.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:15 AM, Tom Schofield wrote:
>
> > I understand that you can duplicate the effect of yellow-red-orange-
> > green contrast filters by manipulating curves in PS or other
> > software, but my question is whether there remains any advantage to
> > using the glass filters on the lens in the first place if you
> > intend to make a monochrome image?
>
>
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