E-1 RAW conversions comparison, pretty shocking

[Guy Parsons]

If it's Mac then I'm outa here, only PC for me.
I'll have a google later and see if there's a PC version.

Regards.............. Guy

 

[rander3127]

--There are more than a few professionals from what I hear who use

very basic (sometimes free) RAW developers because they are self-contained and allow for fast processing. Of course, fast does not always mean good,
but I doubt they'd use them if they were really poor.
-Rich
E-1, 14-45mm, 40-150mm, OM 100-200mm, OM 50mm,
Meade 1000mm mirrorlens

 

[Drewtech]

I disagree with you on this. I am currently testing RSP with Colour
engine against Viewer. The first test has to be how do each compare
when using the defaults. If it takes you 3 months to work out the
best settings then you can't ever fully compare products. The
initial defaults should give you a good comparison and the tweaking
should then be to suit your style, preferences or a specific
picture. If a software supplier can't set up good defaults for the
camera then they have no interest in supporting it.

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It's the image that counts, not how it was created.

I must use raw a different way to you. To me raw is the best way to
develope your best images, individually, and I spend a little time
to get each to the best I can. If I were into batch processing, or
default processing, I think SHQ jpg would be far more sensible.
Silkypix which I most often use has a plethora of options and
tweaks, and this takes some time to learn, but is worth it because
it gives excellent results.
Ceers,
Don

I suspect you do exactly the same as me with RAW, but can you afford to buy every product on the market and spend 3 months learning each one before deciding what is best? Probably not, and neither can I. So the default settings should give you a good result on which to compare the products at a basic level and give you the opportunity to narrow it down. Out of interest, how did you choose Silkypix? Raw Shooter Premium also has a plethora of options and tweaks but it is very hard to be sure (after only a few hours playing) if it is worth paying for. To be honest, I have decided to see how far I can go with ACR in CS2 before I spend any more money on something different.

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It's the image that counts, not how it was created.