Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Al. If I ever see blue skies and white clouds again, I may try the red filter concept. I enjoyed the red filter 60 yrs ago when I was shooting Plus-X in a Leica IIIa. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 12/10/2013 6:45 PM, al crouch wrote: > I agree, Jim. The Lumix gear I use offers three different B&W filters for > composing (jpegs), and if you capture in RAW, you can use B&W conversion > software of your choice or revert to color. > > > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Sent: Dec 10, 2013 5:23 PM >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Composing in B&W >> >> It is an interesting approach, Peter. You can even try different >> filters, if you work just with jpeg images. You might like it. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 12/10/2013 5:19 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: >>> Jim, >>> >>> like Luis I hadn't been following this discussion - although arguably I >>> should >>> have been - but the results are really good. I will give it a try on the >>> X-Pro. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 10/12/2013 23:07, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Lluis. From my brief experience >>>> with the BW >>>> EVF, I will say that it helps me visualize the BW image in cases where >>>> the >>>> presence of color can be overpowering. But, as my wife put it, when >>>> the color >>>> is there, she prefers to see the image in color. :-( >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> On 12/10/2013 4:57 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>>>> Jim, >>>>> >>>>> I like them too, I?ve not followed the EVF discussion about B&W, first >>>>> information is yours, the only thing that comes to my head is that B&W >>>>> has >>>>> existed many, many years before the EVF and I think there is >>>>> absolutely no >>>>> need for this purpose. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> El 09/12/2013, a las 21:37, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>>> escribi?: >>>>> >>>>>> With all of the recent discussion of B&W images on the LUG, I decided >>>>>> to see >>>>>> if changing the EVF and LCD to B&W helped in creating B&W images. >>>>>> With a >>>>>> Summitar from the 1940s on the X-E1, this seemed appropriate. >>>>>> >>>>>> These two images were composed in B&W, then processed from the RAW >>>>>> image and >>>>>> converted to B&W. I liked the result. Maybe the B&W finder does >>>>>> improve >>>>>> "seeing" the final image. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mirror: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mirror.jpg.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Lamp: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lamp.jpg.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >