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Subject: [Leica] B&W only version of M8 - anyone else hear this?
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Tue Oct 3 06:25:47 2006

I assume that the B&W mode currently offered in some digital cameras simply
does the color -> black and white conversion in the camera for you. Not a
formidable feat.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
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[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan
Wajsman
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:07 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W only version of M8 - anyone else hear this?


Tina,

The rumor is that the camera will provide RAW files, but without the 
color. Instead, the extra "sensor real estate" will allegedly be used to 
provide more megapixels or great dynamic range. So for someone who truly 
never ever shoots color, this may be the digital M they want.

It is NOT the same as the silly B&W mode provided by some cameras.

Nathan

Tina Manley wrote:
> At 09:06 PM 10/2/2006, you wrote:
>
>> Anyway, if there's any added rumors I'm all ears and VERY interested.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing!
>>
>> Adam
>
> I don't understand why anybody would want a B&W version over a RAW
> version.  RAW is the negative.  You can develop it any way you want.  
> Once it's been developed as B&W, you can't redevelop it for highlights 
> or shadows or anything else.  Why would you want that?  RAW has all of 
> the information that the camera captures.  B&W only would throw away 
> most of this information. Are you going to depend on the camera 
> software to develop the negative for you? It doesn't make sense to 
> make a B&W only camera!
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
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