Dario Bonazza wrote:
Are you using version 1.1.1 or earlier? These versions had a bug with setting the black point on some istD files, that has been fixed with v. 1.1.2. I noticed this problem with shadow detail, that's now gone in the latest version.I wrote:
Except that even with shadow contrast at it lowest, the shadows can still be pure black!
And I even tried setting exposure compensation (up to +3!), but black areas still remain deep blacks, while both the straight in-camera jpeg and the file converted using PentaxPhotoLab show nice detail.
I'm still getting used to Rawshooter, but I'm liking it more & more. It's much more streamlined than the Pentax software (which is my only alternative), and I particularly like the ability to tag files in order of priority or for deletion during a slideshow. My only niggles at the moment are that there's no direct access to curves (although the highlight/shadow contrast sliders and appearance selector appear to apply pre-set curves), and that the converted images look slightly different in other applications when compared with the Rawshooter preview.
I now use Rawshooter instead of the Pentax software, and considering that it is free, it is excellent software that's rapidly improving.
David
