I'm used to shoot best quality jpegs, and then crop (when necessary), color balance (when necessary), add some proper USM (always) and so on.
I understand the Photoshop CS plugin works better than any RAW converter (standalone or plugin) using the damn Pentax algorithm, but is it possible that buying Photo$hop 8 is the only way for getting acceptable RAW conversion? However, yesterday I took some pictures with the DA 16-45 in Verona, and I'm pleased with the results. Good sharpness in direct sunlight (1/250 f11 ISO200 and all the Saints in Heaven helping the lens performance) and great nighttime results (slow speeds f/4.5 800 ISO). Dario Bonazza (not so unhappy with the *ist D ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gonz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Samba 2004, shot with SMC F 4-5.6/70-210mm > What is your flow like? When I first started, I used the *istD with jpg > best, so I had to jack up the sharpen, saturation, and contrast settings > to avoid a PS fixup afterwards. I was not happy with the results, so I > switched to RAW. But the Pentax convertor was a pain, and the only way > to get 16 files was in TIFF, another pain. Just recently I purchased an > upgrade to my PS, the new PhotoShop-CS (creative suite or version 8). > This is a much better tool, and I have noticed that not only is the > final result sharper, but the colors are truer also. But the best part > is the fact that it can import Pentax RAW directly, without going > through the crappy Pentax convertor. > > rg > > > Dario Bonazza wrote: > > >Undoubtably. Some time ago I took some pictures with the *ist D and the > >F717, and I was really disappointed by the softness of the *ist D compared > >to the sharpness of the F717 :-) > > > >However, some of you will recall for sure how much (and how alone) I > >complained for the *ist D softness here in PDML some months ago. Then I got > >tired of repeating myself again and again (and bothering you so much on that > >subject). Nevertheless, the *ist D keeps taking soft pictures. > > > >So, why the hell did I buy an *ist D at the end? I must be crazy, or > >masochist. Yes, enough a plausible explanation. > > > >Dario Bonazza > >(owning so many Pentax lenses and being so much stuck to Pentax for daring > >to buy a Canon) > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:05 PM > >Subject: PAW: Pentax Samba 2004, shot with SMC F 4-5.6/70-210mm > > > > > >>Speaking of SMC F 4-5.6/70-210mm: > >>http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p4934830.html > >> > >>This is not really as sharp as the shots made with my SONY DSC F717, > >>published last week: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p4784879.html > >> > >>Jens Bladt > >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
