ComocO Posted December 31, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I have just gotten the Q last weekend and so far I have been in love with it :-) However, the way to get into changing mode between color and monochrome is super painful :-( Anyone here has discovered any tip to do that without getting into long journey in menu list? Hope there help me out here. Thanks in advance... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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david strachan Posted December 31, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2016 Setting a couple of Custom Settings is fast to switch from colour to monochrome. Cheers and welcome... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted December 31, 2016 Share #3 Posted December 31, 2016 Setting a couple of Custom Settings is fast to switch from colour to monochrome. Cheers and welcome... +1. Easy. Did that a long time ago and I often switch between the two modes. It only affects the jpg image and what you see on the displays on the camera. The DNG file still retains all the color information as well as the full size image in case you also zoomed in using the digital zoom button. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted December 31, 2016 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2016 Do embrace Presets and save yourself a lot of time and frustration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
38wadcutter Posted December 31, 2016 Share #5 Posted December 31, 2016 Could you explain how to do this(step by step for a dummy with a Q)? Dummy with a Q thanks you in advance! Mitch Wainer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComocO Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks for advice; however, could you please describe in more detail how to set that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted December 31, 2016 Share #7 Posted December 31, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Menu JPG Settings Saturation Monochrome. Select User Profile Save as Profile (Select the one you want) You're done. Now repeat with JPG saturation set to a non-monochrome setting and save to a different profile. Choose between the two profiles as desired Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted December 31, 2016 Share #8 Posted December 31, 2016 Am rather busy at the moment, but the short instruction to create User Profiles can be found in the Q manual Page 203. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsart Posted December 31, 2016 Share #9 Posted December 31, 2016 Don't forget then to assign the option to bring up the different custom setting to the programmable button. You can just tap the button, the menu with the 4 custom settings pops up, and you can even use the touch screen to select that one you want on the fly Works fantastic and was a great FW2 upgrade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted December 31, 2016 Share #10 Posted December 31, 2016 Don't forget then to assign the option to bring up the different custom setting to the programmable button. You can just tap the button, the menu with the 4 custom settings pops up, and you can even use the touch screen to select that one you want on the fly Works fantastic and was a great FW2 upgrade Great idea. I didn't know that. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
38wadcutter Posted December 31, 2016 Share #11 Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks Infinium Guy, Just did it and it works great!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3D-D0T Posted December 31, 2016 Share #12 Posted December 31, 2016 Why not do B&W conversion in Lightroom or Photoshop? Wouldn't you have more control? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted December 31, 2016 Share #13 Posted December 31, 2016 In my case it's only the jpg that's in monochrome. I would do any serious conversion of the DNG in Lightroom. I do like seeing images on the camera display in monochrome. I like just focusing on tonal differences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzzmn88 Posted January 5, 2017 Share #14 Posted January 5, 2017 Hi all, new Leica Q user here. I was interested in switching between color and monochrome as well. I did the exact steps of creating 2 different user profiles and then programming the FN button to be able to switch profiles. The problem is that the FN button reverts back to "White balance" once I use it to switch profiles. However, it doesn't do that if I program the FN to something else... only if I program it for "user profiles". Anyone else encounter this issue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leg Posted January 5, 2017 Share #15 Posted January 5, 2017 Anyone else encounter this issue? Yep, i do have same issue (2.0) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 5, 2017 Share #16 Posted January 5, 2017 Since we usually post-process images, then it is far more useful to convert to monochrome after capture. That way your options are far more sophisticated. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matlep Posted January 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted January 5, 2017 Since we usually post-process images, then it is far more useful to convert to monochrome after capture. That way your options are far more sophisticated. . You are missing the point here Pico. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzzmn88 Posted January 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted January 5, 2017 Hi all, new Leica Q user here. I was interested in switching between color and monochrome as well. I did the exact steps of creating 2 different user profiles and then programming the FN button to be able to switch profiles. The problem is that the FN button reverts back to "White balance" once I use it to switch profiles. However, it doesn't do that if I program the FN to something else... only if I program it for "user profiles". Anyone else encounter this issue? I solved the problem. When programming the FN button to "user profiles", you must then save the profile again (as user 1, user 2, etc). When I did this, it did not revert back to "white balance". Must be a software quirk but it works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzzmn88 Posted January 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted January 5, 2017 Since we usually post-process images, then it is far more useful to convert to monochrome after capture. That way your options are far more sophisticated. . Sure I get that. I use Silver Efex Pro to post process color images but I think its nice to capture monochrome images straight to the camera at times. I like how the Leica software renders B&W images, and to my eyes, is close to how I would post process them anyways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsart Posted January 7, 2017 Share #20 Posted January 7, 2017 I like to be able to see the preview in B&W, as I make different choices with regards to exposure than I might with a color image. I like to have the DNG file so I'm not stuck with only a B&W jpeg as I would be on other cameras, and maybe process it differently though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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