Finding the raw DNG converter for Pentax K-5 - Help!
I am starting to think therefore that DS8 is worth the special offer (till June) purchase price of ~£50. Odd really, because the Samsung Silkypix version for the SX20 (K20D in reality), which I've had for years, is excellent, no download / install issues, much closer to the full version, and goes like a rocket.
I thought the SX20 (K20D) was a brilliant camera, I still use it. A really class piece of kit. So no doubt the K-5 will be excellent too. Nice camera, shame about the bundled software.
With thanks to all those who provided helpful comments.
I found Silkypix/PDCU frustratingly slow to use on a relatively fast PC. For the K-1's pixel shift there isn't really anything else but for K-5 DNGs/PEFs there's better software to use now. The K-5 is now a 7/8 year old camera and so is the software that came with it of course. The K-5 has probably stood the test of time better than the software that came with it.
Raw Therapee (Free) is the best for pixel shift. One of the programmers is very keen on it. See examples here.....
https://www.clubsnap.com/threads/the-pixel-shift-diaries.1656234/page-6
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
odd lens or 2
Flickr

I think I paid about £600 for the camera which was quite basic (fixed lens) and reported to be a re-badged Panasonic. Most people moan about paying that much for a better camera nowadays.
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Opens RAW dng files via a simple but easy to use interface. Only problem is you have to work on each one individually and save a copy.
[link=https://500px.com/will_brealey/[/link]
No, it's not a batch or bulk processing workflow, but for hobbiests it's plenty. It may be that those needing batch tools and professional grade image management will have to look to paid for software, but for the rest of us it's amazing how much can he achieved for free ...I don't think someone using the latest version of CC will necessarily be able to produce better looking processed images than me, at least with the basic types of adjustment tools.
My Guides to the Pentax Digital Camera Flash Lighting System : Download here from the PentaxForums Homepage Article .... link
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
"Oh no, they are only provided with the camera new".
"Well, what if a CD fails or gets lost, if a part of the camera broke I could get it repaired / replaced at a cost, why not the CD?"
"No, we don't do that, but you can download the software."
"Yes, but the downloaded software is update only, it needs the CD to update from."
"Oh yes, that's true ....".
And that was as far as I got. There may be other solutions out there - the means of installing the update previously mentioned, Silkypix full versions, Photoshop plugins etc, but to me it is not the point. It seems to me to be a pretty strange way to treat your customers if you want them to be happy. I can understand there are licensing problems, but there are ways to deal with those less detrimentally to the customer.
I've used Pentax cameras for over 40 years, right back to screw mount days. Disappointed.
There is also a Beta of v8, but it hasn't got a RAW converter. You need to use TIFF's. Sounds fairly incomplete at present.
The Forum is worth looking at.
http://www.dl-c.com/
The author also wrote the famous spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 which in turn revolutionized computers.
A Tutorial....
http://www.normankoren.com/PWP_intro.html
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Free 'legacy version' of Photoshop CS2 here - https://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html
Erm...not really.
https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2013/01/update-on-cs2-and-acrobat-7-activa...
"Yes, but the downloaded software is update only, it needs the CD to update from."
"Oh yes, that's true ....".
And that was as far as I got.
Pentax support at it's finest. If it were a new company starting today it would not last five minutes.
Anyway why do you want the outdated software ? I have never installed any Pentax software since I bought my DS in 2003
Peter
My Flickr page
I found Silkypix/PDCU frustratingly slow to use on a relatively fast PC. For the K-1's pixel shift there isn't really anything else but for K-5 DNGs/PEFs there's better software to use now. The K-5 is now a 7/8 year old camera and so is the software that came with it of course. The K-5 has probably stood the test of time better than the software that came with it.
Raw Therapee (Free) is the best for pixel shift. One of the programmers is very keen on it. See examples here.....
https://www.clubsnap.com/threads/the-pixel-shift-diaries.1656234/page-6
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Thanks. i'll bear that in mind if I have feel the need to do pixel shift.
John K
JAK
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Scarborough, North Yorks.
Also read my last post about PDCU ... You are not looking for Silkypix.
The splash screen for the utility says 'powered by Silkypix'.
Yes it's a customer version, i.e. a cut down version specifically for Pentax.
John K