[Leica] Alternative to the Monochrom

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

Robert Adler, you know there is ONLY one solution to your "problem" right?

Aren't you retiring soon? An M240 on one hand, An M Monochrom on the other,
with the Alpa/IQ260 in the trunk, your life would be complete.

Go for it. You have our permissions!


On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I have been shooting the X-Pro as a B&W. I assume that my comments will
> apply to
> the X100 too.
>
> Yes, it works in that you can shoot in B&W mode with various filters.
> However if
> you want to shoot in RAW you end up loading a colour image into LR and
> then you
> have to apply the relevant filters to the image again.
>
> As a result have the advantage of the RAW file, and while in the camera
> you can
> see it as you imagined it - or at least as it turned out! But in LR the
> camera
> isn't providing what you pre-visualised. I had presumed that there would
> be a
> boxcar file that would be passed to LR with the precise settings, but alas
> no.
>
> Upshot: The X-Pro is a great camera, very much in the classic M mould (but
> digital) and will take M lenses. Imagewise, you get the flexibility to
> reconvert
> your image to B&W and rework it to your heart's content, but it ISNT a
> Monochrom. The greyscale depth is good but not as good as the images from
> the M
>
> With regard to the specific issue of JPEGs I don't know, since I only
> shoot RAW.
> Maybe in JPEG it will work just like a MM, but Gerry Walden can tell you
> more
> about it.
>
> Peter
>
> On 19/09/2014 12:54, Douglas Nygren via LUG wrote:
> > Attached is a link to an article describing using the Fuji X100s to do
> black and white photograph.
> >
> > Given the high cost of the Monochrom, this may be a good alternative.
> X100S is a camera Leica should have made, but didn't.
> >
> > I look forward to reading your comments.
> > Doug
> >
> > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley
> >
> >
> >
> > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley
> > The Fuji Monochrom By James Conley A major impediment most new
> photographers face is that color is the default mode of expression. Not
> only are we inundated by ...
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> >
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