Regarding The BW mode of the Canon 20D?

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Having done a cursory exploration of the bw setting - eg changed a few
parameters and took some shots; what is the benefit of it? I suppose
to direct print...but frankly i get more satisfaction turning my
colored shots to bw..and dabbling a bit with them in photoshop?

Is it there (the bw capability) so "it's there", or is there something
i'm missing - be the first to admit that's possible.

I know with other elec equip...sometimes there are special limited
settings that will utilize all resources towards a few parameters for
better - yet less global results ( like in sound rack stuff).

Less noise? Use with "flaw frame" ? Used in raw? Beats me. Any
opinions.

rgds

Ken Ellis

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"Ken Ellis" <kenellis@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:mpce315b86rgqmjh0fv52u4gauc6p6tbmj@4ax.com...
> Having done a cursory exploration of the bw setting - eg changed a few
> parameters and took some shots; what is the benefit of it? I suppose
> to direct print...but frankly i get more satisfaction turning my
> colored shots to bw..and dabbling a bit with them in photoshop?
>
> Is it there (the bw capability) so "it's there", or is there something
> i'm missing - be the first to admit that's possible.
>
> I know with other elec equip...sometimes there are special limited
> settings that will utilize all resources towards a few parameters for
> better - yet less global results ( like in sound rack stuff).
>
> Less noise? Use with "flaw frame" ? Used in raw? Beats me. Any
> opinions.
>
> rgds
>
> Ken Ellis

I've found, like Mr. Rosengart, that it's sometimes useful to have both
color and b&w images, possible in RAW+JPEG. I've also found that the b&w
mode with red filter setting and the contrast bumped up one click emulates
Ilford XP-2 pretty closely, without a need for tweaking in Pshop. Some get
satisfaction from doing it in channels, but I prefer the easy way, if it
works, which it does for me.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

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Well, I have heard it said that you need to compose for B&W, so using the
B&W mode, you get to see it immediately on the lcd display, and can
adjust your shooting accordingly. Or to look at it another way, its B&W
film with instant feedback.

If you shoot RAW+JPEG, you still get the color version in the RAW, so you
can always take it into photoshop later, if you dont like the possibly
simplistic processing that the mode does.

Personally, I think its a cool feature, and I try to use it whenever I
intend to post-process to B&W.

--Gord.

Rumour has it that on or about 18 Mar 2005, "John Priestman"
<john@priestmanjREMOVE.co.uk> wrote:

> In my manual for the 350D it suggests that the B&W file sizes are
> smaller, which may be of benefit if space is tight.
>
> John
>
> "Ken Ellis" <kenellis@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:mpce315b86rgqmjh0fv52u4gauc6p6tbmj@4ax.com...
>> Having done a cursory exploration of the bw setting - eg changed a
>> few parameters and took some shots; what is the benefit of it? I
>> suppose to direct print...but frankly i get more satisfaction turning
>> my colored shots to bw..and dabbling a bit with them in photoshop?
>>
>> Is it there (the bw capability) so "it's there", or is there
>> something i'm missing - be the first to admit that's possible.
>>
>> I know with other elec equip...sometimes there are special limited
>> settings that will utilize all resources towards a few parameters for
>> better - yet less global results ( like in sound rack stuff).
>>
>> Less noise? Use with "flaw frame" ? Used in raw? Beats me. Any
>> opinions.
>>
>> rgds
>>
>> Ken Ellis
>
>
>



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