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2024-01-10 Reader Question: Nikon D850 Monochrome Autofocus 📹

2023-04-21 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Highly Competitive vs Leica M11 Monochrom

2021-03-03 Reader Comment: “applaud your new monochrome site... D850M a joy to work with”

2021-02-07 How Good is the Sony A7R IV for Monochrome vs the Leica M10 Monochrom and/or Nikon D850 Monochrome?

2021-02-02 Just How Good is the Fujifilm GFX100S for Monochrome vs the Leica M10 Monochrom and/or Nikon D850 Monochrome?

2019-10-30 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Surviving Aspen (Nikon D850 monochrome)

2019-10-28 Why I use ISO 31 on the Nikon D850 / Nikon D850 monochrome

2019-10-24 Color vs Monochrome Cameras: Nikon D850 monochrome vs Unmodified Nikon D850 (Mining Warning Sign)

2019-10-24 Nikon D850 monochrome Examples: Eastern Sierra Man-Made Structures

2019-10-13 Various Zeiss Milvus and Zeiss Otus Lenses Now with Monochrome Examples from Nikon D850

2019-10-13 Razor Sharp Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings from Pine Creek Trail (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-13 Nikon D850 monochrome: Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters

2019-10-08 Nikon D850: the Last Best Camera for Monochrome?

2019-10-07 Eureka Dunes from the West in Perspective

2019-10-06 Epic Monochrome Panoramas at Pine Creek, Rock Creek with Nikon D850 monochrome

2019-10-04 You Won’t Believe Your Eyes... Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-04 Jaw-Dropping Sharpness with Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 181 megapixels)

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Pine Creek Peaks and Crescent Moon, Dusk

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters

2019-10-02 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Fresh Snow, Bright Sun and Racing Clouds on Mountainside

2019-09-28 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples in Eastern Sierra, Focus Stacked and Presented at Up to 182 Megapixels

2019-09-27 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Blending Two Exposure Bracketed Frames for a 4X Reduction in Noise

2019-09-23 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples, Eastern Sierra

2019-09-19 Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise with the Nikon D850 Monochrome (but works for any camera, color or monochrome): Moots MootoX YBB 29er

2019-09-17 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Initial Example, and Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise (updated with comments, Sony A7R IV Potential)

2019-09-13 Nikon D850 Monochrome

Nikon D850 Monochrome Conversion by MaxMax.com

D850 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..

  1. Compared: Nikon D850 Monochrome to unmodified Nikon D850: Mining Warning Sign
  2. Examples: Various
  3. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  4. Examples: Eastern Sierra Man-Made Structures
  5. Examples: Lundy Canyon
  6. Examples: Frame Averaging for Ultra-Low Noise
  7. Blending Frames for Low Noise, Dynamic Range (Twenty Lakes Basin View To Mt Conness Eastern Ridge)
  8. Frame Averaging, Camera vs Photoshop (Moots MootoX YBB 29er)
  9. Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters
  10. Panoramas in Black and White

Monochrome Overview

Overview..

  1. Examples of Monochrome Imagery

Examples and How They Were Made

Examples of how images were made...

  1. Making of “Moon rising over Pine Creek Lake” (Nikon D850 Monochrome)

Fujifilm GFX100 Image Quality

Aspects of image quality..

  1. Fujifilm GFX100: Monochrome Conversions, Perspective

Milvus 15mm f/2.8

Milvus garb for the venerable 15/2.8 Distagon, with improved lens coating..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 18mm f/2.8

An outstanding 18mm design..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 35mm f/1.4

Highest performing 35mm from Zeiss ever..

  1. Aperture Series: Fresh Snow, Bright Sun and Racing Clouds on Mountainside (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 85mm f/1.4

Outstanding build and optical quality in a medium tele..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 135mm f/2

An Otus, in effect. Milvus garb for the 135/2 APO, with improved lens coatings on one element. See the ZF.2/ZE 135/2 review pages..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings From Pine Creek Trail (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..

  1. Aperture Series: Surviving Aspen (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar

Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Sony Alpha A7R IV

4th Generation standard-setting camera..

  1. Sony A7R IV: Monochrome Conversions, Perspective


Blog posts, reverse chronological

2024

2024-01-10 Reader Question: Nikon D850 Monochrome Autofocus 📹

2023

2023-04-21 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Highly Competitive vs Leica M11 Monochrom

2021

2021-03-03 Reader Comment: “applaud your new monochrome site... D850M a joy to work with”

2021-02-07 How Good is the Sony A7R IV for Monochrome vs the Leica M10 Monochrom and/or Nikon D850 Monochrome?

2021-02-02 Just How Good is the Fujifilm GFX100S for Monochrome vs the Leica M10 Monochrom and/or Nikon D850 Monochrome?

2019

2019-10-30 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Surviving Aspen (Nikon D850 monochrome)

2019-10-28 Why I use ISO 31 on the Nikon D850 / Nikon D850 monochrome

2019-10-24 Color vs Monochrome Cameras: Nikon D850 monochrome vs Unmodified Nikon D850 (Mining Warning Sign)

2019-10-24 Nikon D850 monochrome Examples: Eastern Sierra Man-Made Structures

2019-10-13 Various Zeiss Milvus and Zeiss Otus Lenses Now with Monochrome Examples from Nikon D850

2019-10-13 Razor Sharp Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings from Pine Creek Trail (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-13 Nikon D850 monochrome: Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters

2019-10-08 Nikon D850: the Last Best Camera for Monochrome?

2019-10-07 Eureka Dunes from the West in Perspective

2019-10-06 Epic Monochrome Panoramas at Pine Creek, Rock Creek with Nikon D850 monochrome

2019-10-04 You Won’t Believe Your Eyes... Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-04 Jaw-Dropping Sharpness with Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 181 megapixels)

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Pine Creek Peaks and Crescent Moon, Dusk

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters

2019-10-02 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Fresh Snow, Bright Sun and Racing Clouds on Mountainside

2019-09-28 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples in Eastern Sierra, Focus Stacked and Presented at Up to 182 Megapixels

2019-09-27 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Blending Two Exposure Bracketed Frames for a 4X Reduction in Noise

2019-09-23 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples, Eastern Sierra

2019-09-19 Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise with the Nikon D850 Monochrome (but works for any camera, color or monochrome): Moots MootoX YBB 29er

2019-09-17 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Initial Example, and Frame Averaging for Ultra Low Noise (updated with comments, Sony A7R IV Potential)

2019-09-13 Nikon D850 Monochrome

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