Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, If you apply a filter to a B&W picture from the Monochrom it makes no effect on the tones, neither with Silver Efex Pro. lluis > El 4 mar? 2019, a les 1:09, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > va escriure: > > Yes, the MM is totally different from converting color. I, however, would > not use actual filters on Leica lenses. Any glass in front of the lens > degrades it to some extent and increases the possibility of flares. That's > one area that I think digital is better. Take the photo with the MM and > apply the digital filter later. That way you still have the > unmanipulated photo and can apply as many or as few filters as you want, > after the fact. I really like Nik's Silver Efex for processing B&W. > > Tina > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 6:50 AM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> I really think and this shot illustrates it that they way to do black and >> white when your shooting digital is to use a digital camera or back. >> Digital conversions done later have never quite made it for me. Once I see >> them in color I seldom feel like taking all the color out. I always know >> the colors are there. Shots I'd converted to black and white years later >> when I look at the original raw file again I end up keeping the color when >> I photoshop it again. >> I hope the time comes when I can get set up with a Leica monochrome or >> other digital black and white sensor and wow start investing in filters as >> I don?t know if I can find the ones I used to use. My default was the 060 >> B+W yellow green. Is B+W still in business it was owned by JSK >> Schneider? >> But I loved a darker green or red for sky shots. And others. But the green >> I used the most as they were the only ones which did not turn people in to >> creatures from another planet. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> >> ?On 3/3/19, 12:11 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley via LUG" >> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of >> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> PESO: >> >> I posted a few B&W's from night markets: >> >> https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/168874023 >> >> And next. >> >> I'll have lots more B&W when I get to some of people working but they >> are >> usually such colorful people that I took far more color than B&W. >> >> TIA for any comments. >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley >> < >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information