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Benefit of being able to see the Infrared band in Monochromatic Cameras?
I have read that cinema cameras such as the ARRI monochromatic series have no IR filter, allowing them to "capture the non-visible infrared light that renders white foliage, milky skin, black eye ...
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Why does the Y component in YCbCr represent luma/intensity?
As far as I know, the RGB to YCbCr conversion is just a linear transformation, yet the Y channel successfully captures the intensity value of each pixel. How?
In other words, where do these magic ...
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How to recreate Edward Weston's Pepper No. 30?
I usually shoot outdoor when plenty of natural light is available, so I don't really care about flash, reflectors, etc (mostly street photography, sometimes landscape).
After seeing Edward Weston's ...
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Can I set the display on Canon G9X to monochrome when shooting raw?
My old G9 (no X, from 2007 or so) can do this but I remember Canon removing the feature on the G10 and probably from subsequent models. I guess the reasoning was that raw is always in colour anyway. ...
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Is it okay to print from monochrome onto color paper?
I am interested in printing some black and white photos and can't decide on the type of paper to print my photos on. I have struggled to discover comparisons between different photo papers. For ...
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Is there a better DNG workflow for monochromatic-lit scenes to produce B&W images with more detail?
I am going to take a few photos of hardware for documentary purposes; unfortunately the only light available is monochromatic (think of low pressure sodium-vapor lamp). This is not really a big ...
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What zone does lith film cutoff occur in?
With lith film, exposure accuracy is said to be of great concern - basically, it's a matter of black and white. But when metering, what zone does the cutoff between black and white happen in - is it ...
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How can I visualise in monochrome via an optical viewfinder?
Many years ago I had a glass filter I could look through to get an idea of what a scene might look like on black and white film. I think it was blue coloured, long gone I'm afraid.
Does anyone have ...
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