Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

<snip>

> Now the intriguing question, to me, is Dorian's statement:
> 
> 
>>--
>>If you prefer a sharper shot to a softer feel, then you will
>>probably wish to shoot in the DNG RAW format instead of PEF RAW
>>or JPG.
>>
>>If you prefer a smoother image, then you will want to shoot in
>>PEF RAW or JPG.
>>--
> 
> 
> This implies one of two things:
> 
> Either there is some image processing applied to the RAW data in PEF  
> and JPEG output modes that isn't applied to the DNG output mode, or  
> Dorian is assuming Pentax Lab for PEF conversion which performs  
> different smoothing/cleanup compared to when it processes K10D PEFs.

Now I'm confused.  As I understand it, Pentax files are generally agreed 
to be softer than other manufacturers' - because there is less 
processing applied in camera?  So I would then assume that sharper DNG 
files would have _more_ processing.

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