I bought Silkypix. What came with the K10D was made by Silkypix but is not their main convertor. You can go to their website and download the full blown product for about a 15 day trial.
-- Bruce Sunday, January 7, 2007, 11:05:15 PM, you wrote: BS> Bruce, BS> Are you buying Silkypix? I thought that was what the Pentax Photo BS> Browser was, came with my K10D box. BS> Regards, Bob S. BS> On 1/8/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello Dario, >> >> I ordered my copy about a week or so ago. I have been using Capture >> One for quite a long time. For the K10D, lack of any kind of support >> for either PEF or DNG made me look elsewhere. >> >> I tried using Lightroom and somewhat liked it. The biggest issues for >> me were speed (SLOW, SLOW, SLOW) and the fact that it really wants to >> be your main tool. I have other tools that I want/need to use and >> just wanted the converter to be just that. >> >> After working with Silkypix for a little while, I got reasonably used >> to the interface. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce >> >> >> Sunday, January 7, 2007, 1:53:42 PM, you wrote: >> >> DB> At the end of some testing, my new RAW converter of choice for the K10D >> is >> DB> Silkypix. >> >> DB> This is because: >> >> DB> Adobe Bridge/Photoshop CS2/ACR (call it at your leisure) is not up to my >> DB> expectations for a good conversion. Too much grain effect at any speed, >> DB> especially on a smooth sky, and too much artifacts and unnatural look in >> DB> dark areas. >> DB> Good user interface, very easy to get accustomed to and very handy auto >> DB> defaults setting. Unfortunately, not enough for balancing its poor >> DB> performance (for my taste). >> >> DB> Adobe Lightroom also shows some degree of above image look problems (not >> as >> DB> badly as CS2 does, but visible). Furthermore, it is slow to preview image >> DB> adjustments and forces your to work the way its designers think it is >> good. >> DB> Not my workflow. In short: better image quality and far worse >> DB> user-friendliness (to me). >> >> DB> Pentax Photo Lab 3.1. Pros: excellent image quality. Cons: alien user >> DB> interface needing two big screens to display and work. And it is sloooow >> to >> DB> show you the effects of image adjustments. Oh, have I told you how slow >> it >> DB> is? It is sloooow. >> >> DB> Silky pix: Excellent image quality, rather good interface, more than >> DB> acceptable speed, batch conversion... The closest thing to Rawshooter >> DB> Premium I've seen so far. After some quick testing, I'm hooked and I've >> just >> DB> ordered it. >> >> DB> Now I finally feel comfortable with the K10D. >> >> DB> Dario >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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
