[Leica] B&W on M8.2...

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 8:26 AM +1000 5/7/09, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>Craig as noted by the other respondents, DNG capture is much superior.
>
>BW jpg advantages:
>You get the file immediately, that is no developing (if you are happy with
>defaults) or Raw conversion required.
>The camera bw conversion with settings adjusted may be all you need
>The files are somewhat smaller, (shooting jpg only) so more fit on a card
>You can preview the bw file on the LCD if you set up right
>
>DNG advantages:
>All captured information preserved (jpg throws away a lot)
>Greater dynamic range
>much more flexibility to redevelop the files later
>colour version is obviously still available
>Much greater flexibility in a bw image (not stuck with the default camera
>conversion)
>Several methods of conversion available  in the Raw convertors. Photoshop
>and dedicated programs too if you want the most control.
>I went and shot for a morning alternating bw jpg and DNG. Demonstrably
>superior to do it in the Raw.
>
>
>2009/5/7 Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com>
>
>>  Hey All,
>>
>>  This may be one of those dumb questions, even though there aren't 
>> supposed
>>  to be any of those...
>>
>>  What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of shooting an M8 in B&W 
>> over
>>  shooting in color and converting to B&W in PS or Aperture or whatever?
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>  Craig


Also, the M8 writes DNG's faster to the card than jpgs, even though 
the jpgs are smaller. If you don't run up against the buffer limit, 
it's no problem.

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