They assume the user will process the files and apply sharpening. And they're right. Paul On Dec 16, 2006, at 6:15 PM, mike wilson wrote:
> 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. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
