b/w preset & RAW

[candleman]

i know i could just try this out myself.. but the camera is at home right now

when shooting with the in-camera preset set to "black and white", and shooting jpeg+raw

the jpeg will be created as a b/w image... thats a gimmie

but, will the raw file have the colour retained in the file and the "saturation slider" simly set all the way left to desaturated?

i think this could eb a good way of creating a b/w image.. but still having the option of colour.



.....i thought i'd try my luck and fish for a yes or no.

thanks

[dcclark]

I'm pretty sure you're right. At least on my Nikon D40, the RAW file just has a flag set to convert the color data into B&W. There are even different desaturation modes you can choose from -- luminescence, average, etc.

[VegasMike]

Actually I just to a quick shot set to B/W in my Canon XSi. Shooting in raw my preview showed B/W. I downloaded to my computer and Adobe Bridge shows it as B/W but when I open the image in PS4 the raw image shows up in color.


Mike

[candleman]

SWEEEET,

thanks gentlemen
*tips hat*

this wil make "visualising" a tad easier when the intent is to create a b/w image from the start..
and then still have a colour alternative for later if necessary