I don't think that it would make the camera B&W. The circuitry in the camera/raw processor interpolates the luminance data into colors and assigns a color based on the strength of the light. The color filters simply filter light.
I'd be interested to see what the results would be if you can get it off. You might end up with a sharper image if you take off both the Bayer array and the AA filter. The Bayer array softens the image a bit, and the AA (anti-aliasing) filter gives some of the sharpness back. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone here ever converted a Pentax DSLR into a straight B&W, i.e. > remove the tricolor filter? > > I was thinking of trying this with an old Pentax DSLR if it was possible. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
