Well, I have looked everywhere for the B&W setting on this amazing machine and I only found Sepia. Does the camera not have a setting for B&W? or have i just not been looking in the right place?
If the answer is No, then i will have to edit the picture with software to create a B&W image ... YUCK! I'm sure if they took the time to build such a wonderful machine and add 'nightshot' and Sepia and solorize that they would of included B&W somewhere, any information gratefully recieved thank you.
Ps - yes i read the manual but you know what these manuals are like, they simply tell you not to throw your camera out of a moving veichle as this may cause it to malfunction...
It is easy to convert to B/W after the fact. I use PhotoShop Elements to do the conversion. I have learned to set the mode to gray scale instead of using the saturation control. Using the saturation setting leaves the photo with a lot more noise.
Others may have better ways of doing the samething.
Thank you for your response, appreciated i will try to convert using photoshop.
Gotta love Carl Zeiss lenses
If you have photoshop instead of photoshop elemens you may want to try B&W conversion through Lab color. Change the mode of your picture to Lab color (in the Image menu), then in the Channels palet click on Lightness, then convert to Grayscale. Got this tip from Scott Kelby in his Photoshop book for Digital Photographers (good book btw, and funny).
^^ What she said. I also like to use the Channel Mixer for my B/W conversions.
Yeah, I like the Channel Mixer also, but the Lab Color method is much quicker. Mixer is especially nice if you want to emphasize the contrast of specific colors, like a sky or sea.
Another thing I've been trying out recently in Adobe CS is the new "Photo Filters" option. I've got some excellent results when converting to B/W by applying a Red filter to the image before converting. Same principle as using a red filter when shooting B/W film.
Thank you so much everybody the tips you all have given me are wondefull and i am trying various methods out right now. I was very touched that so many of you are bothered to take the time to help me out I am very gratefull thank you.
