Forgive me if this has been discussed before (is there a PDML archive), but I've been trying to compare the different modes of storing images from my new *ist-D: jpg, tiff and raw files.
When I take the same image using the three modes, then compare the results (having converted the raw file using Photo Laboratory on default settings) it seems that the TIFF file has had somewhat too much sharpening, while the jpg seems a bit undersharpened? Are the jpg and tiff files treated differently before saving to the card? The manual is not very helpful in this regard. Also, the Photo Lab RAW converter seems very clunky, almost like a first attempt with no frills - and extremely slow on my 600MHz PIII laptop. It's also difficult mto judge the effects of different settings with the small, unzoomable image window. Is anyone aware of plans to improve this software? Alternatively, are there any third party converters that could be used? Perhaps someone more knowldegeable than I could also comment on the relative advantages of saving as raw then converting later over using the camera's built-in settings. Thanks Andy
