Regarding The BW mode of the Canon 20D?

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Ken Ellis - 15 Mar 2005 20:45 GMT

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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Ben Rosengart - 15 Mar 2005 21:21 GMT

> Having done a cursory exploration of the bw setting - eg changed a few
> parameters and took some shots; what is the benefit of it?

The main thing I like it for is so I can shoot RAW and have B&W
image review on the LCD.

It's also fun to shoot RAW+JPEG and see how much better my rendition
is compared to the camera's. :-P

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Skip M - 17 Mar 2005 04:46 GMT

> 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
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> 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.

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John Priestman - 18 Mar 2005 16:17 GMT

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

> Having done a cursory exploration of the bw setting - eg changed a few
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Gordo Laqua - 21 Mar 2005 08:17 GMT

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.

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> 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.
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