You can select from several picture modes, including monochrome. You can tweak the effect to your liking, adding sepia toning etc.

So you can (in effect) shoot in black and white. Or as John suggests you can add the effect afterwards, either in camera or photoshop, which gives you more control.

Got my sample of the lens

My first impressions handling it weren't that good. I've been lusting for a DA Ltd for ages, and really enjoy using M lenses. This lens isn't really in the same ball-park in terms of build quality.

But beauty is only skin deep.... the results it gives are great! Spot on for some off the cuff family snaps:

Lovely set of shots, wonderful compositions. I think the contrast is there, but a bit of dodging and burning would take them to the next level... for example, lightening up the lighthouse so it stands out better against the grey horizon in no.1.

We also had a terrible rainy family holiday there once, and it is rather flat and bleak, but I do find myself wanting to return - in particular to Newborough Warren and Llanddwyn.

Another aspect is that you might be using post processing to get the picture to look more like the scene as you saw it. For example shadow correction. My camera cannot represent the full dynamic range of a scene without some assistance in PP. No camera can unless you engage hdr mode or use filters.

Well the state of republican 'tea party' politics and the right wing media (notably Fox) has brought about exactly the sort of disaster commentators have been predicting tonight. You instil that much fear and hatred in the populace, combine it with liberal gun laws, and this is what can happen. The congresswoman who was shot through the head (through the brain) is thankfully still alive. At least 5 other bystanders were not so lucky.

I'm waiting for the next generation, the Dartmor sensor.

Sorry.

Yep. Check out Darlene's second post in reply to Gwyn. Perhaps the clarification needs making on the thread titles or delete and reboot the comp slightly broadened as Darlene has suggested.

It was a good watch, thanks! Very interesting history to those Hollywood snapshots. The Marilyn Monroe ones especially.

Anyone can have a crack at 'cold,' Glyn. You can even take that as cold in colour, or emotional coldness. Even winter could be interpreted 'poetically'. 'Thinking outside the box' entries might be harder but can be a lot more interesting than going with the obvious. I don't think the lack of entries is due to the over-restrictiveness of the topics so much as the literal-mindedness of would be entrants, and perhaps the feeling that you might be judged for entering something which comes at the topic from an unusual angle.

Its a smaller 'exmor' sensor, same technology behind it. I wish sony WERE using the k-5, or any APSC, sensor in their compacts though!