Rob Studdert wrote:
On 16 Jun 2005 at 18:33, Toralf Lund wrote:
Yep. I think those files fit the term "raw" more properly, though. Using
the term RAW when the file has metadata, i.e. contains a lot besides the
raw pixel data, is counter intuitive, IMO. The fact that the so-called
RAW format is actually different for different camera manufacturers
makes the situation even worse. I think it would be a lot better if they
would call the format, say, "Pentax Camera Image" - or similar for other
brands.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that only Pentax used
the .PEF extension on it's RAW files, surely that's indication enough.
I don't actually own a Pentax digital cam, so if you say so... Maybe
it's not actually Pentax themselves that refer to the files as RAW...
And if they don't, but always use (e.g.) PEF, I fully agree with them,
and once again, I take this as evidence that their engineers actually
are quite competent.
- Toralf
