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Subject: [Leica] M 246 or M Monochrom
From: red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:14:55 -0800
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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....
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/hn3kqo4  Bottom of the page lists several.....
> 
> 
> From Erwin....., who has 3 different articles.....
> 
> http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled-11/
> 
> 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.........
> 
> 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.... 
> 
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> 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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