What's a good body for B&W photography?

Obviously, film is film. I have a film camera, still.

My question lies in a digital camera. What's good for B&W photography? Does it really matter, or is there truth in that a specific digital camera can yield better B&W's? Or is it more in the digital post processing technique?

Just curious...that's all.

PP technique.

http://www.niksoftware​.com/silverefexpro/usa​/entry.php

I don't know if anyone here has one, but the Leica M Monochom looks interesting.

http://en.leica-camera.com …phy/m_system/m_​monochrom/

Nice thing is if you get it you won't have to buy the NIK plugin, it's supplied with the camera.

TooManyShots wrote in post #15184793
http://www.niksoftware​.com/silverefexpro/usa​/entry.php

This

So, the camera has nothing to do with it? Digitally speaking? Noise at high iso's, etc? Just software?

I've always found that the B&Ws straight from camera are amazing from Leicas. Even the D-Lux.

rick_reno wrote in post #15184811
I don't know if anyone here has one, but the Leica M Monochom looks interesting.

http://en.leica-camera.com …phy/m_system/m_​monochrom/

Nice thing is if you get it you won't have to buy the NIK plugin, it's supplied with the camera.

I don't think anyone who is about to drop 7k on a Leica would care too much about saving a few hundreds dollars on software....

Photoshop CS5

Razeus wrote in post #15185067

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Pretty much.

Nothing beats Nik's Silver Efex 2. Nothing.

Best money you'll ever spend if you're interested in B&W

I may have to check out a trial version, and see how it goes.

Here's a shot that I used CS5 to create...think the Nik software might add more?

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inthedeck wrote in post #15185702
I may have to check out a trial version, and see how it goes.

Here's a shot that I used CS5 to create...think the Nik software might add more?

Yes, the software gives you the options to introduce film grains based on various films you want to emulate.

I have the Nik plugin but I never use it.
I've cooked up my own B/W workflow.
But I am not trying to emulate the film look.

Digtal B/W camera - obviously Leica M. You just have to own the bank, not to the bank.

For the rest of us it is same as color pictures.

My Rebel makes good enough b/w candids. I put Zuiko 28 3.5 and it is OK for quick and dirty "street" with Rebel set to B/W.