Quoting John Coyle <[email protected]>:
I'd ditch the PEF files once you have converted them, and backed up the conversions, John. If the TIFFs are not processed, I'd treat them the same way, no point in having multiple formats around. Don't know whether Ricoh/Pentax will continue with the PEF format for ever, so a more common and widely-supported format makes sense as the original format to use and keep.
There have already been some moves to abandon PEF. The Q, K-01, K-30, K-50, K-500 only offer DNG - no PEF (there may be others). I understand that the K-3 offers both Raw formats but I wonder whether future cameras will do so.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Sent: Saturday, 15 March 2014 9:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Keep the PEFs? I'm doing a *LOT* of computer work here lately, what with the new Mac mini, rescuing old files off of my mother's old computers & getting ready to add another NAS to my home network. Among other things, in line with my attempts to declutter my life, I'm contemplating revamping my photo storage and backups with the aim of reducing unnecessary duplication in those backups. I know I should keep a backup here and another off site, but I've got so many backups that I can't be sure which files are adequately backed up and which files are excessively, even OCD backups. At the beginning of 2013 I switched from PEF to DNG for my RAW file format. I have PEF files going back several years before that, with the *ist-D, the K10D and the K20D. I'm wondering if I should use Adobe's DNG converter on all those old PEF files, and IF I do should I still keep the PEF files? I would be amenable to receiving reasoned arguments (yes, I *know* it's the PDML) pro & con on the subject. 1. Should I convert all the old PEF files to DNG? 2. Should I keep backup copies of all those old PEF files, in addition to the two backups (on & off site) I intend to make for the DNG files? 3. Some of the *ist-D files are .TIF files - can I, should I convert those to DNG as well?
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