My take on this is that if you aren't doing post capture processing, then taking advantage of the in camera image settings, is the way to go. However if you're doing post capture processing (in P S e.g.), then you'd be far better off to leave the setting at default or off, & take advantage of the image processing program capabilities..
Kenneth Waller > > On 21 Nov 2004 at 17:20, Doug Franklin wrote: > > > >> OK, so now I'm wondering what changes to the default state/settings > >> are > >> common for different shooting situations, or whatever. If the *ist D > >> owners around here are willing, we could work up an "*ist D for > >> Dummies" web page. I'd be willing to host it on the NutDriver site. > >> I > >> just need you guys to let me know what should be on it, since I'm not > >> (yet) a member of the initiated. > > The camera state/settings really only matter for internal JPEG/TIFF > > conversion > > and of course they determine contrast and colour cast for the imbedded > > preview > > image in the RAW file. The cameras settings are also used as the seed > > for the > > PLab convertor settings but these can obviously be changed (excluding > > ISO of > > course) The PS CS RAW convertor is much more flexible again, it allows > > "camera > > defaults" to be pre-set. > > > > I generally don't adjust my in camera post processing settings such as > > saturation and sharpness in camera, they are fixed at mid and minimum > > positions > > respectively. The only things I tend to adjust regularly are colour > > balance and > > ISO and very occasionally contrast by it is usually pre-set at low. > > I'm set up > > this way with the expectation that I will engage in post processing > > and I find > > these settings give me the best adjustment latitude and final image > > quality. > > > > On a related thread I have produced a rough draft of my generic > > conversion > > procedure using PC CS RAW. If others users who have developed a > > workable RAW > > conversion procedure are willing to share maybe procedures could be > > added to a > > page as a "my RAW conversion procedure using application yyy" ? > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Rob Studdert > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > >
