Every magazine I buy, Every website I see...GREAT reviews of D-SLRS and the features they have...but NEVER a mention of BW digital photography.
Do the modern Canons and Nikons have a BW feature ? Does anyone out there have any experience with BW photography in today's D-SLR cameras ?
2007-09-26 04:03:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
While some of the cameras may have an overlay option to display the image in black and white (I think the Canon 350D/400D may have this), I think the reason you don't see it listed as a feature is because most DSLR owners are waiting to do black and white conversions until postprocessing instead of in-camera.
Black and white isn't just...black and white. Certain people prefer certain kinds or methodologies when it comes to lack and white photography, so that's why most black and white conversions are done in postprocessing in programs like Photoshop or Paint Shop, etc. By doing this, you maintain that great feature of DSLR's in that you have control over just about everything when it comes to a photo. I personally don't like the idea of a camera doing any black and white conversions for me because I often switch between "muted" BW conversions and higher contrast, added noise, etc, and waiting until postprocessing to do it gives me that control.
If you look on Google for BW conversion processes, you'll find there are a lot of them available, especially in Photoshop.
2007-09-26 04:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by Modulus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
whether Last weekend (09/22) I shot my very 1st Digital Wedding with my Canon XTi and, for a few shots of the Bride, Bride w/mom, Bride w/dad & Bride w/both perents in B&W or should I say "MONOCHROME". I did the same shots with the Groom by the way, I didn't say a word to anyone but my Wife (my assistant).
The next day at the Brides perent's home we viewed the pics as a slide show on there TV and, when we came across those B&Ws everybody (other family members & frends) loved them.
I have no idea why magazines don't say much on whether or not certain makes and models have a monochrome (B&W) setting.
Oh, and by the way, I did take a couple of the Bride & Groom together in B&W.
All I can say is I love my new Canon XTi.
2007-09-26 06:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by gretsch16pc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe most, if not all, Canon and Nikon DSLR's have the capability to shoot in B&W. I also am under the impression that pretty much all DSLR's regardless of make have that capability as well (but I am most familiar with Canon and Nikon).
You'll most likely find the option on you shooting menu. On my Nikon D200 it's under the shooting menu, optimize image menu.
That said, you're still better off shooting in full color, which is what the digital sensor in you DSLR was designed for. Let it work the way it's supposed to.
One you have your image, then manipulate it on your computer with one of the many digital darkroom programs, such as Photoshop. You'll have a better image to work with if you start will a fully optimized image from your camera's digital sensor.
2007-09-26 04:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could get an EVIL camera that can use your Canon lenses using an adapter. The camera itself is slimmer having no reflex mirror but the protruding lens may still make over all size bigger for you. If what you hate about compact cameras is the lack of control, try handling a higher end Sony Cybershot. You may not have direct aperture and shutter control but the variety of settings you can tweak may help you get the results you desire. .
2016-04-06 01:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes no sense! Post processing programs do just as good or better job of B&W conversion. Taking B&W in camera is insanity. You can make a color photo into a b&W. Going the other way is not quite as easy...Why destroy, what might have been a once in a lifetime color shot, simply to avoid post processing?
2007-09-26 16:08:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Practically everyone using a dSLR has some sort of image working program where they do their B&W conversions. To do it in camera is disgarding too much information. Also, every one has an idea of how they want their B&W to look, so they do the conversion in different ways.
2007-09-26 06:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a b/w setting (on Canon 40D) and it is quite complete. However, one might suspect that desaturating the images in photoshop would offer more options, and on a case-by-case basis.
Myself, I have made a very few b/w images from color images using photoshop. Not too much demand for that stuff, now-a-days. But it worked quite well - my lack of experience notwithstanding.
2007-09-26 04:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by de_lenzer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nikon d-80 has it in the menu settings. I've edited some of my color images into b&w while keeping the original color image( don't want to discard that ). But some of them look really good in B&W.
2007-09-26 16:22:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of DSLR have black and white options nowadays. My Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi have it. All I have to do is go through a menu and shoot away.
Experience... well I know from first hand that my B&W shoot is almost always more artistic than my colour photo - just like most other B&W photos.
2007-09-26 04:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by dodol 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋