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Panasonic GM1 B&W settings?

Started Feb 24, 2016 | Questions
scgf Forum Member • Posts: 54
Panasonic GM1 B&W settings?

I am a relatively new GM1 user and have just purchased the 20mm Panasonic f1.7 lens. I would like to set a custom profile for black and white which gives me something like I got when I had the Ricoh GR Digital. Can anyone recommend how I can set this up? Thank you.

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MOD Tom Caldwell Forum Pro • Posts: 46,360
Re: Panasonic GM1 B&W settings?

scgf wrote:

I am a relatively new GM1 user and have just purchased the 20mm Panasonic f1.7 lens. I would like to set a custom profile for black and white which gives me something like I got when I had the Ricoh GR Digital. Can anyone recommend how I can set this up? Thank you.

I am a Ricoh GRD/GR refugee (still have them, still like them).  I doubt if you can truly replicate the GR look but I set Photo Style (all types including Monochrome to Noise Reduction = -5 (minimum)  it also might help in monochrome to set a slight EV negative value to taste.  In Art settings you might like to play with Rough Mono, Dynamic Monochrome or "Plain" Monochrome.  I like Rough Monochrome for the look it gives.

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generikku Contributing Member • Posts: 864
Re: Panasonic GM1 B&W settings?

These are some B&W shots I took last night using Monochrome under Photo Styles. Straight out of camera from the GM5, which has a similar enough JPEG engine as the GM1. I've since toned down the contrast a little as I'm still experimenting too. I do prefer what I can get using RAW in some situations (to recover highlights) but to me, these SOOC JPEGS are pretty decent.

Contrast +5, Sharpening -2, Noise Reduction -5, Saturation 0, Filter OFF.

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