Thanks, I still wonder why a jpeg with no detail would take more space than a detailed one. Bloated files.........hmmm.... I wonder.....is Pentax related to Micros***...........NAH! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RAW file size variation? (Dumb Question #3485438345) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Sanderson" > Subject: RAW file size variation? (Dumb Question #3485438345) > > > > In my quest to understand all this stuff....... > > > > Why do the .PEF file sizes vary so much? > > I just took 30 exposures, the files vary from > > 12,244KB to 14,239KB. > > Bloated files. They have at least one JPEG imbedded in the file, > which I expect is where the size variations reside. > A PEF file converted to Adobe DNG is something like 5mb. > I would like to see DNG adopted as an industry standard, but I am not > holding out much hope. > > William Robb > >
