B&W with EOS 10D

[Tangles112]

I bought a new EOS 10D about a month ago, and I'm stuffed if I can find a way to make the pics black and white, except for in post. I'd love to take some black and white photo's with my 10D...is there any way to do this with the camera? or do they have to be modified in post production?

Thanks

[ivor]

You have to do it with PS, or so call, post-processing.. there is no setting on the camera, unlike prosumer cameras.

Originally Posted by Tangles112 I bought a new EOS 10D about a month ago, and I'm stuffed if I can find a way to make the pics black and white, except for in post. I'd love to take some black and white photo's with my 10D...is there any way to do this with the camera? or do they have to be modified in post production? Thanks

[StreetShooter]

Read the manual!

Custom Function 18 allows you to set Colour, B&W, Sepia or InfraRed.

[offspring]

Yup and to add on to streetshooter's list:

1) Custom fn 20 lets u switch between full frame and 1.6x crop factor
2) Custom fn 21 lets u mount nikon lenses
3) Custom fn 22 enables camera IS

[Adam Goi]

Okay lah ... jokes aside, to get B&W or whatever effects, i.e. sepia and such, you'll have to do post-processing using softwares like Photoshop ...

For a moment, I nearly dug up my manual ...

Can read up Photoshop books on what settings to use in the Channel Mixer to get the B&W effects. Or less get ready made actions to convert the color images to B&W eg. the Digital B&W PRO Action from Fred Miranda
http://www.fredmiranda.com/shopping/catalogue.php?cat=7

[lauLEE]

Originally Posted by offspring Yup and to add on to streetshooter's list: 1) Custom fn 20 lets u switch between full frame and 1.6x crop factor 2) Custom fn 21 lets u mount nikon lenses 3) Custom fn 22 enables camera IS

hahahahahahaha

didn't noe 10D got so many custom fn!!!!

[oeyvind]

Originally Posted by offspring Yup and to add on to streetshooter's list: 1) Custom fn 20 lets u switch between full frame and 1.6x crop factor 2) Custom fn 21 lets u mount nikon lenses 3) Custom fn 22 enables camera IS

Oh didn't know you gotten the new body so so fast...

[ahbeng]

Originally Posted by StreetShooter Read the manual! Custom Function 18 allows you to set Colour, B&W, Sepia or InfraRed.

you really "kiam pa!"

[cheesypoofs]

Originally Posted by ivor You have to do it with PS, or so call, post-processing.. there is no setting on the camera, unlike prosumer cameras.

I find this "limitation" of DSLR quite disappointing. I'm currently using the G3 and am saving up for a 10D. Right now, I'm taking a lot of shots in B&W and seeing the preview in the LCD helps to visualize the composition alot. I'll prolly keep my G3 around as I really enjoy taking B&W.

Or maybe its just me, and after a while, you get the "eye" to see everything in B&W...

[Falcon]

Originally Posted by lauLEE hahahahahahaha didn't noe 10D got so many custom fn!!!!

Got. Just download the latest firmware here.

[xmen1977]

Originally Posted by offspring Yup and to add on to streetshooter's list: 2) Custom fn 21 lets u mount nikon lenses

wah
some kind of Transformer mount leh...

[Larry]

get a D1x... there's a command function to switch to B&W shots, which is beautiful esp when combined with the noise "grain" of the Hi1 & Hi2 settings (ISO 1600 and 3200). kekeke