I think the idea behind it all is to have the camera makers OUTPUT a DNG file only from the camera as the "raw" file. there would be no point in outputting a propriatary RAW file from the camera and then using special software to convert it to DNG later. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PEF or DNG? well... no. the idea (as i understand it) behind DNG is to make pentax et al create the proprietory "converters", or, better yet, use DNG itself as a raw format. the 3rd party (adobe in this case) raw-to-DNG converter is useful only as a toy to give people some sense of what is should look and feel like. best, mishka On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:36:01 -0400, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >First and foremost: the DNG converter doesn't preserve all the > >Pentax-private data from the MakerNote tag (including, amongst other > >things, the code identifying the lens mounted on the camera). I would > >strongly recommend any *ist-D owner save a copy of the PEF file, even > >if you decide to use DNG as a raw file format. > > Doesn't that obviate one of the main reasons for the existence of the > DNG format?
