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B&W Only 5D II....Why?

 
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Jun 08, 2013 18:39 |  #1

http://www.ebay.com …meras&hash=item​1c3381ae87 (external link)

Why would you Frankenstein a 5DII this way? Especially since it sounds like you cannot bring it back to color...at least not cheaply.

Anyone 'splain?


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Jun 08, 2013 19:35 |  #2

Maybe he didnt want to shoot color and wanted his B&W images to be of a higher image quality.
His link explains it http://www.maxmax.com/​b&w_conversion.htm (external link)


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Jun 08, 2013 23:09 |  #3

Wow, that's awesome.


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Jun 09, 2013 01:19 |  #4

I don't get it. I think you could get some really good monochrome images out of a "normal" 5D2 and LR4. Methinks his asking price is about $3,000 too high. My bet is that he is going own this camera for quite some time.




  
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Jun 09, 2013 10:24 |  #5

I would love that camera. But only at the price of a used 5d2...


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Jun 09, 2013 10:43 |  #6

Ron Bailey wrote in post #16012444 (external link)
http://www.ebay.com …meras&hash=item​1c3381ae87 (external link)

Why would you Frankenstein a 5DII this way? Especially since it sounds like you cannot bring it back to color...at least not cheaply.

Anyone 'splain?

For the same reason that Leica have a B&W M.


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Jun 09, 2013 12:05 |  #7

I'd buy one before a standard 5D2...

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Jun 09, 2013 12:09 |  #8

Neat. I don't know if I'd modify such an expensive camera as the 5D2 but I've contemplated picking up a second 50D or perhaps something like a 20 or 30D for this modification. He is correct that with the removal of the AA filter and the other modifications that the level of sharpness does go up quite a bit not to mention the B&W images produced by the conversion can do some really night things like trees glowing from the IR range light for example


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