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Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 10/19/2007 12:50:46 AM · #1
I just saw the new challenge with min editing (very excited about this - and ppl say the challeges arent challenging)

I will check this when i get back home, but does selecting bw option on your camera have any difference from taking a color photo and desaturizing it in an editing prog?

10/19/2007 12:59:00 AM · #2
desat in post is usually pretty blah and not used often. In-camera B&W usually has at least some contrast settings and often some toning.
Nikon D200
 04/17/2008 10:55:25 AM · #3
Hi, think you're much better off doing your black and white in photoshop. CS3 has a b/w converter built in, but I still go with lab colour> lightness> greyscale and then tweak levels and curves. Hope this helps! Lynn

Message edited by author 2008-04-17 10:57:06.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 04/17/2008 11:12:15 AM · #4
If you choose B&W in camera, but shoot RAW, the pics come out in colour anyway, and you have to post de-sat.

(At least they do on my canons...)
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