>...my new RAW converter of choice for the K10D is >Silkypix. > Adobe Bridge/Photoshop CS2/ACR (call it at your leisure) is not up to my > expectations for a good conversion.
I wasn't aware that CS2 could handle RAW from the K10D. Waiting for Adobe to include the K10D in CS2 RAW. Am I missing something? Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: RAW converter of choice > At the end of some testing, my new RAW converter of choice for the K10D is > Silkypix. > > This is because: > > Adobe Bridge/Photoshop CS2/ACR (call it at your leisure) is not up to my > expectations for a good conversion. Too much grain effect at any speed, > especially on a smooth sky, and too much artifacts and unnatural look in > dark areas. > Good user interface, very easy to get accustomed to and very handy auto > defaults setting. Unfortunately, not enough for balancing its poor > performance (for my taste). > > Adobe Lightroom also shows some degree of above image look problems (not > as > badly as CS2 does, but visible). Furthermore, it is slow to preview image > adjustments and forces your to work the way its designers think it is > good. > Not my workflow. In short: better image quality and far worse > user-friendliness (to me). > > Pentax Photo Lab 3.1. Pros: excellent image quality. Cons: alien user > interface needing two big screens to display and work. And it is sloooow > to > show you the effects of image adjustments. Oh, have I told you how slow it > is? It is sloooow. > > Silky pix: Excellent image quality, rather good interface, more than > acceptable speed, batch conversion... The closest thing to Rawshooter > Premium I've seen so far. After some quick testing, I'm hooked and I've > just > ordered it. > > Now I finally feel comfortable with the K10D. > > Dario > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
