Re: *ist D image quality-_Was -Stupid Question #999

[Paul Stenquist]

I find the RAW converter's adjustments to be very effective but very 
subtle. Perhaps that's what you're referring too. Changes in contrast, 
saturation, or sharpness are incremental. But with good exposures I 
find that adjustments made before conversion yield a superior final 
image. Yes, there are those images that require careful tweaking of 
levelsand curves as well as some clone work. But by and large, my best 
shots come out of the RAW converter in near finished condition.
Paul
On Oct 14, 2004, at 7:23 PM, Herb Chong wrote:

except for getting things in the ballpark, i find the RAW converter's
adjustments not powerful enough. i rely on plugins that can work on 
16-bit
images to do most of the hard work. the only adjustments i typically 
make in
the RAW converter are white balance and exposure compensation.

Herb....
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Subject: RE: *ist D image quality-_Was -Stupid Question #999

My *istD conversions come out at 144 meg, 26-bit, but I do most of the
work in the RAW converter where they are much smaller. After 
conversion I
generally do very little other than rotation and crop.