Tom Lesser mused:
>
> Am I the only one who is bothered by these discrepencies? Is it
> really a problem? Is there a solution ............ ?
>
> When I use the finder on my Mac (OS X) to open the DCIM > 100PENTX
> folder on a CF card shot in my *istD, and select a RAW file in list
> view, the column headed "Date Modified" shows the actual date and time
> that the photo was shot; the column headed "Date Created" says "Dec
> 31, 1903" ....... I would have expected "Date Created" to show the date
> and time the photo was shot, and the "Date Modified" to be empty or
> show the actual creation date, too.
>
> In the Metadata panel of Photoshop CS, before you select an image in
> the browser, the fields available are "Date Created" and "Date
> Modified," but when you select a RAW image, the "Date Created" field
> disappears completely, and the "Date Modified" shows the actual
> creation date & time.
>
> If you select a RAW file from the finder and do a "Get Info" command,
> the Info window shows two dashes "--" in the "Created" field, and shows
> the actual date and time the photo was made in the "Modified" field.
>
> Re: JPG files, Photoshop Browser shows correct Created and Modified
> dates/times, as do the Finder window and Get Info window.
>
> Why are dates and times wrong for RAW files? Is it a Pentax issue, a
> Mac issue, or a Photoshop issue?
>
> Thanks
> Tom Lesser
> Frederick MD
>
