Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Converted Monochrome
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:59:03 -0800
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Hi Paul, the Sony A7 conversion I am aware of is the site that Jayanyand
referenced:
https://www.monochromeimaging.com/

On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 7:21 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> From the Maxmax site:
>
> " Camera conversions involve taking the camera apart, removing the Infrared
> Cut Filter (ICF), AntiAliasing (AA or  OLPF) filter and installing a new
> optical window.  For our monochrome conversions, we also remove the sensor
> coverglass, microlenses and the Color Filter Array (CFA) from the surface
> of the sensor.  We are the only shop in the world capable of removing the
> CFA with near perfect edge to edge precision."
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 8:47 AM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > How would one convert a, for example, Sony a7rii, to monochrome?
> >
> > I use the KoloriVision "ultra thin" sensor cover conversions on my Sony
> a7r
> > cameras.  That allows Leica M glass, which I favor.
> >
> > See https://kolarivision.com/
> >
> > I don't see a "monochrome" conversion on their list.
> >
> > To get the same type of improvement in resolution that the Leica
> > monochrome gets, they would have to get into the software, I would think.
> > And that, I suspect, is beyond KoloriVision's expertise.
> >
> > Frankly, I like having the color orignals ven though black and white
> prints
> > are my final product.
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 6:41 PM Richard Man <richard at richardman.photo>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Just out of idle curiosity, has any Luggers converted their
> > Sony/Nikon/etc.
> > > to monochrome, and (of course) use Leica M glass on it?
> > >
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Replies: Reply from roark.paul at gmail.com (Paul Roark) ([Leica] Converted Monochrome)
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