Convert color photos into black white

All,

What is the best way to convert Color photos into B/W ones?
I care a lot about the image quality and hope to hear what method is
the best.

Best,

JB

JB wrote:
> All,
>
> What is the best way to convert Color photos into B/W ones?
> I care a lot about the image quality and hope to hear what method is
> the best.

Are you talking about digital photos, prints, or transparencies
(negatives/slides)? Are you after software suggestions, or procedure
suggestions for a particular software? If digital, what format are your
files in?

Too many variables, not enough information.

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:46:17 -0700, JB wrote:

> All,
>
> What is the best way to convert Color photos into B/W ones? I care a lot
> about the image quality and hope to hear what method is the best.
>
> Best,
>
> JB

There are many ways to do that. The 'best' way depends on the photos.
You're going to have to look at them - on a case by case basis. There is
a GIMP plugin which allows about 27 different ways.