i asked this question of Mitch in another thread, but it kind of got lost....
i'm curious to know his response and others as well. this kind of goes out of the territory of simply small sensor cameras, but most people will have at least one of those for slice of life people shots, usually taken on the street, which is within the context i'm asking this question. yes, people -- not landscapes.
despite my preference for b/w photographs, i've found myself looking at the possibility of using colour more since i purchased the DP1. does the DP1 have better colours than the GRDII? not necessarily, but the cleaner images make the colour more acceptable whereas it's very difficult for me to get a good grain in colour on the GRDII if i'm shooting high ISO.
we all have our preferences. fine. we're not going to all agree on what is better for people shots. fine. sometimes it is just personal preference, other times it is image specific or a mood one is trying to convey.
what i am interested in is what influence does the actual camera you're using affect your decision to use colour or process to black and white? is it always image specific or does the tool play a part?
i'm curious to know his response and others as well. this kind of goes out of the territory of simply small sensor cameras, but most people will have at least one of those for slice of life people shots, usually taken on the street, which is within the context i'm asking this question. yes, people -- not landscapes.
despite my preference for b/w photographs, i've found myself looking at the possibility of using colour more since i purchased the DP1. does the DP1 have better colours than the GRDII? not necessarily, but the cleaner images make the colour more acceptable whereas it's very difficult for me to get a good grain in colour on the GRDII if i'm shooting high ISO.
we all have our preferences. fine. we're not going to all agree on what is better for people shots. fine. sometimes it is just personal preference, other times it is image specific or a mood one is trying to convey.
what i am interested in is what influence does the actual camera you're using affect your decision to use colour or process to black and white? is it always image specific or does the tool play a part?