Yeah, maybe not for Pentax. Someone has done it for Canon T series and is selling them. Very cool, but not willing to pay $2000 for it. It sounds like yanking out the filter and microlenses would destroy the CCD.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Bayer filter is under the micro lenses. I don't think that what you > want to do is possible. > > On 9/13/2011 3:22 PM, Gonz 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. >> >> >> > > > -- > Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid > a lengthily search. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
