PC Inspector image recovery program: http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm
This pay what you want shareware program works well recovering Pentax PEF RAW files from flash cards after an accidental delete or format. The TIFF option must be selected in the Format Type option menu and the recovered files will have a .tif extension. They can be renamed to .pef files. Adobe PSCS2 and Bridge will open the .tif files properly. I emailed offering to send a PEF file so they could add Pentax to their Format options with the following results. It would be nice if they added Pentax but the program is still a great utility to have as it works. Powell ========================================================================== >Dear Mr. Hargrave, > >Thank you for contacting PC Inspector Service Team. > >Normally, in order to include further formats in our list of supported >files you could simply send us three samples attached in an email of the >format you are attempting to recover. > >However, at the moment, we are not accepting requests for new formats, as >the number of queries received have exceeded the available time to test >each file and eventually rewrite the software accordingly. > >We are sorry about this inconvenience. We invite you to contact us again in >the near future if you wish to have the format included, so that we can >inform you whether we are again accepting new formats. > >We apologise for this inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. > >Best regards, > >PC Inspector Service Team >Massachusetts Avenue 4600 >66953 Pirmasens, RP (Germany) >Lara Freiria > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.pcinspector.de Dear Team, It has been found that using the TIFF option in your selection menu will properly retrieve Pentax PEF RAW files. This has been tested by several people and with different model Pentax DSLR cameras. The only 'small' problem is that the retrieved files are of course named as .tif. It should be easy for you to add a Pentax option to the selection menu which uses the TIFF recovery and changes the file extension to .pef. Likely the easiest option addition you ever make. Thanks for you consideration and the fine program with does work almost perfectly recovering Pentax PEF RAW files. All the best Powell Hargrave
