Digital BW, The Print

Anthony G. Atkielski wrote:

>Using a black and white mode doesn't help, because the sensor itself
>still is covered with a matrix color filter.  You must remove the color
>filter in order to get true black and white, in which case the
>characteristics of the capture will be determined by the spectral
>sensitivity of the chip (quite wide and flat for CCDs, as long as there
>is an infrared filter in place).
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Wide in the sense that it is "spectrally wide," yes.  But shooting B&W 
digitally is much like converting a color slide to B&W...

The exposure latitude, or number of exposure zones, representable is 
VERY narrow, when compared to B&W film..

 
Keith Krebs

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