Black and White Photos

DPExpert have posted an interesting article on black and white photography using digital cameras, and discusses whether to take black and white photos directly on the camera, or whether to convert images to black and white later:

"There is a serious argument amongst digital photographers over the best way to render images in shades of grey. The weight of opinion from the aficionados favours post-camera conversion of the coloured original. In fact there is some haughty contempt for the in-camera black and white image because it is, in fact, an RGB image that has been desaturated in all channels, so you might as well do it yourself."