I don't think I know what I am doing. I initially try the Monochrome WB in Pentax K-x without any extra filter and I find the results quite plain and not to my liking. It is later that I find that there is a series of filters as in Yellow, Cyan, Red, Green, Blue and Infrared among others. The IR filter stands out the most intriguing one and I used it over the weekend with my Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 limited.
The IR filter has added another dimension into the Monochrone preset white balance. Once the IR filter is used, I only adjusted two settings in the initial try out
- B&W (Monochrome WB) set from Info button and Custom WB setting
- Change from my default Bright Image Mode to BW (Monochrone) WB, then add two more changes
- tone is default
- +1 on High/Low Key Adj
- +1 on Contrast
- Fine sharpness -1 is default in my setting
- tone is default
1/500 sec, f/4.5, 135mm, iso 100, 0 Ev, Tv mode
1/200 sec, f/5.0, 50mm, iso 100, Program mode
1/200 sec, f/5.6, 50mm, iso 100, Program mode
1/200 sec, f/5.0, 95mm, iso 100, Program mode
1/500 sec, f/3.2, 135mm, iso 100, 0 Ev, Tv mode
The IR filter adds a bunch of fun to the digital b&w photos and I am sure to continue to experiment the filters and the various settings such as the tone and high/low key adjustment. I am especially impressed with the set of filters and adjustment provided in K-x for digital b&w photography
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