photoray Posted July 28, 2019 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Forgive my newbie question: Does shooting Q2 High Contrast Black & White in camera, provide better results than shooting color in camera and converting it to black & white in Lightroom in post? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leica Guy Posted July 28, 2019 Share #2 Posted July 28, 2019 I cannot answer your question, but my opinion is I would believe better results can be achieved in post using the DNG Raw file and converting it to B&W. One might do it in camera for a jpg to put on social media or quickly share. Otherwise, I recommend any of the good post processing programs. I use Lightroom. Others may tell you the best for B&W. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #3 Posted July 28, 2019 Look up on YouTube "using zone system for black and white photography ". A great primer on converting to B&W on lightroom 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 29, 2019 Share #4 Posted July 29, 2019 17 hours ago, photoray said: Forgive my newbie question: Does shooting Q2 High Contrast Black & White in camera, provide better results than shooting color in camera and converting it to black & white in Lightroom in post? Thanks No, it’s better to do your conversion in post since you will have multiple B&W profiles to choose from with different levels of contrast, different tone mappings, etc. For example, do you want some of the high contrast to be from blue skies being very dark? Or maybe you like the look of a yellow filter on the lens in your B&W images for that little bit of extra contrast? Lots of options in Lightroom and you can choose the one that is appropriate for the particular image rather than a one size fits all camera conversion. The reputation for Leica digital cameras making great B&W images in camera comes primarily from the dedicated monochrome M’s that have no Bayer filter to reduce sensitivity. They make “better” monochrome images than a color camera. But once you have a color filter away, the damage is already done and you are better off shooting DNG’s and working in post. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullmoon Posted July 29, 2019 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2019 I love Silver FX Pro - Lightroom and PS plugin from DXO Nik collection. You can probably do it all in Lightroom, but that plugin has some killer features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoray Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted August 1, 2019 Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamyi Posted August 2, 2019 Share #7 Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Lightroom offers more options but I want all my photos to use the same profile, and I end up liking the high contrast bw. Now I use Q2 with jpg format in high contrast BW setting, that is, zero post processing workflow. I quite like the simplicity. Edited August 2, 2019 by iamyi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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