As long as Elements 5.0 can read DNG you will be fine. K5 doesn't output PEF's....
Gerrit -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:45 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: soon to be enabled full disclosure time, I only have ELEMENTS 5.0 and it happily allows me to open PEF's and it does pretty much all I've asked it to do so I don't plan on changing what I'll be processing with. Many of you know I'm running Windoze XP on a dell dimension that is about 7 years old. All my photos go on the 1 terrabit external drive. Just an fyi if that affects anything, changes any advice - etc. I did get the confirming email from KEH - I splurged on the UPS second day air and the regular UPS guy knows me - he actually helped me id a couple of the buildings in the Back in the Day calendar :-) sounds like 32gb is more than I'll need for the wedding. ann On 7/10/2013 22:00, Gerrit Visser wrote: > Give or take >800 angels on a 32gb using DNG on a K5. > Not sure if anyone mentioned it, the shutter is very quiet compared to > K100D et al. Not silent but quiet. > > jpg takes more processing power in the camera, plus you want Raw > anyway to processing :-) So may as well just shoot raw. I switched to > raw only before our last trip and ain't going back. > > Gerrit > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:28 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: soon to be enabled > > P.s. to my earlier response... Christine, your mention of the lowlight > green thingy very useful - which reminded me I certainly will be > shutting off any thing that makes noise, too! > > I'm thinking of only shooting in raw,as I always do - that would be > faster, right? > > How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine > shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. > > ann > > On 7/10/2013 13:29, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Ann: >> >> Wow! What fun! You'll love the K-5. AWB is pretty darn good. It's >> my > go-to white balance and in Lightroom 4 any necessary tweakings are > easy-peasy. High ISO settings are excellent like others have said. > But if it is a bit dark, auto-focusing can be a little challenging. > The K-5 does have an auto-assistant focus lamp, so in really low light > a green light will stream to the subject, which can elicit some funny > facial and body responses. You'll want to turn that off though during > serious, solemn moments were there should be no distraction. Easy to > do in the Menu Options. >> >> I shoot DNG--you have that option with K-5--, so no conversions are > needed, and I hardly ever shoot jpegs--always RAW. I don't renumber > any of my RAW files either. I just stick the memory card in my Lexar > card reader, then import to my processing software, which is Lightroom. >> >> Very excited for you. Hope you enjoy what I think is a great camera. >> >> Big cheers, Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to >>> hire me to shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief >>> wedding ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) >>> someone else is doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't >>> up to that and especially after this recent battery episode, not >>> high enough ISO, etc >>> >>> But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding >>> photog > in nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the > mail and as soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, > I already am doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to > get it soon and practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... > don't need to have a brand new one. >>> >>> IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage >>> words > about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in > switching from the D... >>> >>> I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB >>> fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto >>> my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the >>> raw > files - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? >>> >>> any suggestions at all are welcome. >>> >>> boy, it is nice to be back! >>> >>> Regards, >>> ann >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and > follow the directions. >>> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
