Converting to B&W?

[williamfriggle]

Hello all,
I only have the software that came with my XTi to use. DPP. To convert to monochrome I simply select monochrome in the picture style on DPP. I shoot in raw. Is this an acceptable way of converting to B&W? Is there a better way with DPP?

Thanks,

[Tixeon]

I think that would be an acceptable place to start. In DPP you could then adjust the brightness & contrast to your liking & should end up with a nice B&W image. I would definitely consider this approach if I didn't have any other image editing software.

[sevillafox]

There are also photo filters built into DPP...you can change them and see how it changes the B&W.

[williamfriggle]

Thanks. I have used them. I just wanted to know if there was a better way to do it.

[CannedHeat]

Here you go:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=531602

Apparently works with GIMP which is free.