Yeah, that would be perfect for low light, or astrophotography. For me, I just want the detail that eliminating the de-mosiac filter and Bayer interpolation affords, plus straight up B&W. I think you still need the microlenses to focus the light onto the photosites however, so I'm not sure how this would work as far as removing these filters go. I don't know why someone like Pentax doesn't just have a small, slightly modified assembly line to create a few of these specialized cameras every year, I'm sure there is a market for something like this. Not very big, but willing to buy it for specialized needs.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:22 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. > > For low light photography, I'd love to have a K-5 with that conversion. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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.
