[Leica] Alternative to the Monochrom

[Doug Herr]

Think about it this way - converting to B&W from RGB throws 2/3 of the data away.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 19, 2014 10:41 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternative to the Monochrom
>
>grrrrr
>You don't play nice...
>;-)
>
>On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:30 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I see a huge difference in the files from my Monochrom and the color files
>> from the M240 converted to B&W.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:25 AM, George Lottermoser <
>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The Fuji cameras obviously deliver beautiful digital files; at an
>> > extremely affordable price when compared to the Leicas which they
>> emulate.
>> > And essentially this article says, "here's a nice camera, that looks
>> almost
>> > just like a leica, which can turn it's RGB files into Grayscale files
>> (just
>> > like every other digital camera available).
>> >
>> > Of course the same points could be made for my M8, and M; or the M9, M-E;
>> > or if you let go of the range finder — any mirror-less camera on the
>> market.
>> >
>> > a note off the iPad, George
>> >
>> > On Sep 19, 2014, at 6:54 AM, Douglas Nygren via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Attached is a link to an article describing using the Fuji X100s to do
>> > black and white photograph.
>> > >
>> > > Given the high cost of the Monochrom, this may be a good alternative.
>> > X100S is a camera Leica should have made, but didn't.
>> > >
>> > > I look forward to reading your comments.
>> > > Doug
>> > >
>> > > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley
>> > > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley A major impediment most new
>> > photographers face is that color is the default mode of expression. Not
>> > only are we inundated by ...
>> > > View on www.stevehuffphoto.com Preview by Yahoo
>> >
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