B&W Conversion

[Angelo]

Silver Effects by NIK Software is what I use, in most cases.

[brad]

I use a free B&W Plugin from photo-plugins.com .. flexible, lets you control the levels at individual color tones as well as overall gamma.

[venchka]

Tacky post caught by the delete key again.

Y'all have a great day!

[Skutty2Shots]

the best way to convert to B&W I've found is through: Photoshop/Image/adjustments/Channel mixer, and make sure the Monochrome box at the bottom of the dialogue box is checked. Then tweak the source channels to your liking, done... I seem to get better contrast, brighter highlights, and darker shadows this way then any other technique or software.

[Donb10]

If you choose to use the channel mixer method to convert to black & white, here are some settings that mimic some of the older black and white film.

[venchka]

I have 10 of those films ready to go. And several more not on that list.
I never did pay attention to the one film & one developer rule.
Thanks for the list Don. Since I can make direct comparisons, it will be interesting to see how well the table works.

[Skutty2Shots]

Very nice chart cant wait to experiment with it! thanks for the post...

[Donb10]

There is a mistake on the chart regarding Ilford Pan F. The setting for RED should be 33, not 3.

[BeccaJ]

i have about 5 presets in lightroom that i made myself that make me very happy. lol