May 10, 2012, 16:21
Leica have announced a new digital rangefinder - the M Monochrom, which is basically a M9 but shoots exclusively in black and white.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/05/10/...angefinder
This is fascinating yet I'm in two minds about this - if black and white photography is your thing, then you've got a purpose built tool specifically optimised for producing the best B/W quality. But then the traditional thinking is - why limit yourself to just black and white? Why not shoot colour and then have the option to convert later through post processing?
What are your thoughts?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/05/10/...angefinder
Quote:The 18 MP image sensor of the M Monochrom is perfectly matched to the unique properties of the Leica M-System and the superior performance of Leica M-Lenses. As the sensor does not ‘see’ colors, every pixel records true luminance values – as a result, it delivers ‘true’ black-and-white images that are significantly sharper than comparable exposures from a camera with a color-sensitive sensor.
This is fascinating yet I'm in two minds about this - if black and white photography is your thing, then you've got a purpose built tool specifically optimised for producing the best B/W quality. But then the traditional thinking is - why limit yourself to just black and white? Why not shoot colour and then have the option to convert later through post processing?
What are your thoughts?