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I once asked the brilliant Australian B&W landscape photographer RIchard White about the possibility of B&W digital sensors. He said that some photographers had removed the Bayer arrays from their sensors, but that it was still impossible to get printed results as good as he was able to get with his medium format film camera and silver-chemistry based developing and printing processes. The chemistry apparently makes a difference.
Commented Oct 9, 2011 on Why Would a Digital Camera Have a B&W-Only Sensor? at The Online Photographer
Why Would a Digital Camera Have a B&W-Only Sensor?
This is a question that comes up periodically, so I thought I'd answer it, so that I can point future questioners to this page. First of all, it's not a technical issue. People who are technical and practical have a hard time grasping that. It's a procedural, visual, psychological, mental issue....
Anyway, what does it matter? Aren't you and your readers interested in photography, not cameras?
Commented Jan 10, 2011 on The End of Cameras? at The Online Photographer
The End of Cameras?
I haven't mentioned CES yet this year—the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended yesterday. I guess it's because I found the whole thing to be pretty much a giant yawn this year. Basically, a bunch of new digicams were announced. That's got to be exciting to people who just didn't h...
Obviously, I don't know what the definition of a small camera is, but I love my Canon EOS 450D with the EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens attached. This is very small for an SLR combo and is perfect for taking candid, shallow dof, portraits, without intimidating the subject.
Commented Nov 17, 2010 on Who Do You Love?* at The Online Photographer
Who Do You Love?*
Sorry, I've got song titles on the brain today. What, not who. But a serious question to throw out to the brain trust**: I'm writing an article called "Small Cameras We Love." I've got a number of the slots nailed down, but the list is looking suspiciously Mike-ish, or maybe I should say Mike-ce...
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