[Leica] M 246 or M Monochrom

[Frank Filippone]

if you get that M240, and use it for B+W, then color is freeeeeeeeeeeeee.  And who wouldn't want a freeeeeeeee Leica color camera?

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net


Frank,

Thanks for those links.  The David Farkas article in particular compares the 246 to the 240 converted to B&W.  He finds the 240 provides B&W results that are close to the 246 at low ISO’s and only starts to fall behind the 246 at the highest ISO’s.  
That is just what I was looking for, and it makes me think that I will get a 240.

Robert

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Amazing how many articles a Google search will find....
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> http://tinyurl.com/hn3kqo4  Bottom of the page lists several.....
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> 
> From Erwin....., who has 3 different articles.....
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> http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled-11/
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> I think the issue is how much computer work do you LIKE to do?  Vs.  Your wallet.......
> 
> Ask someone that has both to send you the SAME photograph from each camera... One in color ( M240) and the other in B+W (M246) and play with it yourself in LR,PS, or whatever you like to use.........
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> If you get 2 differing subject images, you have no way to see if your skills at Post are up to the differences in the cameras' hardware.... 
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> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
>> 
>> I wasn’t asking for comparisons of the two Monochroms, but a comparison of the current Monochrom with the 246 (which the Monochrom is based on) converted to B&W.
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>> I’m wondering if I could get along with the 246 and converting to B&W when I want B&W, but have color otherwise, and not lose quality in comparison with the Monochrom.
>> 
>> Robert
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