[Leica] B/W conversion tutorial

[Aram Langhans]

I think you need to look a bit deeper into Lightroom's capabilities.  Once 
you have made the conversion to B&W, you can then manipulate each color 
channel to suit your needs, along with having all the other Lightroom 
controls available to you.  I think it does an outstanding job of conversion 
if you look beyond the initial one button conversion.

Aram

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From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 11:58 PM
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] B/W conversion tutorial

> Just converting in lightroom gives flat, lifeless results with no
> microcontrast. That's the look that many film users think of when they
> criticize digital black & white as 'inferior' to film. Digital conversions
> can be as beautiful as film, but it requires work. The plugins do the best
> job of boosting mid tone contrast and microcontrast without blowing out
> shadows and highlights, but it can be done in Photoshop as my tutorial
> shows.
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> On 6/7/15, 2:44 AM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
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>>What is wrong with simple black and white conversion in Lightroom? I've
>>used it a few times and found it satisfactory. Am I not critical enough?
>>Herbert Kanner
>>kanner at acm.org
>>650-326-8204
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>>Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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>>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Chris Crawford
>>><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> In-camera conversions usually look flat. Best to use Photoshop. The best
>>> results come from plugins like Silver Efx, Alienskin Exposure, DxO
>>> Filmpack, and Topaz BW Effects. My favorite is Topaz, and it is also the
>>> least expensive at about $60.
>>>
>>> If you donąt want to buy a plugin, I have a video tutorial that I made
>>> showing how to do it in Photoshop with good results:
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/ZdJ5rM_MGlU?list=PLsQTNpmJWGmTFNLzY3g1CgbBQ7-SvAWam
>>>
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>>> On 6/6/15, 11:46 AM, "Stan Yoder" <s.yoder at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>> Folks, Which is the better way to convert color to B/W:  in Photoshop,
>>>> in the printer, or use the B/W provision of the camera (M240) in the
>>>> first place? I don't need the high-end solutions of specialized
>>>>software
>>>> or inks.
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Stan Yoder
>>>>
>>>>
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