[Digikam-users] Black and white images

[davidvincentjones]

I am not sure what you mean (or imply) by "random". I am usaware of anything
random in my raw data and I would never 'hang my hat' on  the JPG format.

I am using a Canon 50D and when I use the B/W setting my tests indicate
better results than shooting in Color and then converting. I do not use the
DK 'filtering' or other options; they do not appear to be helpful personally
for me.

In most instances I find very 'acceptable' results using DK although I must
admit to using UFRaw for some batch work and on rare occasions I use
CinePaint for part of the process when dealing with extremly difficult
highlights and if I am pushed into "dodging and burning".  I do not
subscribe to Gimp due to the 8 bit limitation which becomes, to me, quite
apparent in monochrome.

For me, there is an entirely different 'feel' in working in the B/W mode
that I am better able to capture with the 'long shoulder' and B/W settings
on my camera. ... maybe that's just me.

I  am fairly comfortable sticking, for the most part, with DK for both
monochrome as well as color. A little more sophisticated adjustment in some
areas of luminescence would be most welcome for sure .... but I am sure that
it will come in good time. After 50 years in a darkroom, DK is a real
winner.



Vasilis Yiannakos wrote:
> 
> With the "almost random" I just want to emphasize that when you shoot
> B&W within the camera, you get always the same result (a desaturated
> image with some basic filtering...) On the other hand, when you convert
> to b&w you have full authority over the result, so you can apply
> limitless filtering over the initial color, so that you can get any
> contrast / tone result you want! I too shoot b&w with my cameras (so
> that I will be able to check the image directly on b&w on the screen),
> but then always convert the raw to b&w on the PC!
> Sure, digikam is somehow basic to its b&w conversion, but there are
> plenty of other methods....
> 
> By the way, in my case (I use Olympus E-3 and Panasonic LX-3) digikam
> shows the raws as I shoot them (b&w)
> 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> 
> Vasilis Yiannakos
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> Athens, Hellas 
> 
> On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 11:08 -0700, Brice Boyer wrote:
> 
> 
>> PS @ vasilis : some cameras do not produce almost random B+W
>> images... ;)
> 
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