Pentax k10 bundled software what do ya think?

Hi i just wondered what people thought of the bundled software with a k10 .I personally think its great but youve got to persevere with it and it looks pretty poor not a patch on elements 6 or cs3.But i like the workflow from raw to tiff to jpeg and the fact you can make 16bit .tiffs at about 57meg .I also have elements 6 on my pc but find i rarely use it and usually go back to the photobrowser and photolab software .I have often thought about the silkypix developer studio 3 software which made by the same developer as the bundled software but its adout £150 is it worth it ?
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I use the bundled software for developing my RAW files (and for general browsing purposes) and I get on with it just fine. I did try Capture One for a while but I didn't really see any appreciable benefit. I seem to be in the minority on here and I'm sure a chorus of voices will be along soon to tell you why Lightroom / SP / Aperture / et al are so much better, however, I'll be the one stood in the corner with my hands over my ears...

Silkypix Developer Studio is worth every penny, in my 'umble opinion.

It offers many more features and finer adjustments than Pentax Lab, and with a much nicer user-interface that really allows you to see what you're doing.

I don't buy much software, and generally can't afford expensive software, but I made an exception in this case. Actually of course it's cheap compared with the full version of Photoshop.

Try the 2-week fully-featured free trial version.

Raw Therapee: http://www.rawtherapee.com

Free and very good (just make sure you download the 2.4 version, it's miles better). After using this, I no longer use the bundled Pentax software.