Presets

I've always been a fan of black and white photos, and there is more than one way to achieve a good b&w effect in Lightroom. However I stumbled upon some presets I found at Inside Lightroom, these ones being specifically for different tones and "old" effects.

The above was using the High Contrast 2 filter, and below using the Mexico Road filter. Obviously it is not the best photo to apply the "old" style filter too but it gives a good idea of the end result.
These filters can obviously be achieved easily on your own within Lightroom, but they were incredibley easy to download and use I feel have pretty decent results.

- James