I understand that it´s not the question, but you have two friends here, and now a third, trying to stop you from committing suicide. Shoot RAW and convert after the event, in the computer. You have no way of knowing just how valuable your colour file might one day become to you. I know we live in difficult times, but that would be one saving that could pay interest.
Rob C
Hi Rob,
Certainly did not wish to be short, guess I was, I probably should not communicate before 0Dark30. Anyway I do apreciate the idea of color info being desirable in the future, I'm just a die hard B&W lover. I've never missed the color of a red barn, or orange sunset in my shots.
I find myself moving back in time and shooting more and more Ifford Delta 100 MF. I'm looking to find a way to use my digital to perfect my B&W shooting in the digital world. I realize the analogy of darkroom / photoshop, yet I was taught to compose and expose in a previsualization mode.
So, I have always shot in raw after moving from my D100 to the D300. The D100 was a dog in raw, 3 shots and the buffer was full for as many minutes. The D300 can do about 30 raws in 6 fps before waiting on the buffer, so it is a better camera. I can not find in the manual or menu's a way to shoot direct to monochrome.
Further down in the thread someone is saying to shoot in jpg. I'll see if there is a way ince menus change when leaving raw mode.
So I do appreciate your message and I'm not up to photo suicide.
Lee