I've never actually used it, though I thought you could make some adjustments to Raw files...I saw something about it being a stripped-down version of Silkypix. However, I've just found out I'm wrong, seems it's just a viewer and you need to use another program for editing.

Gimp is a good free alternative for Raw development though.

I think you should have left it......it was pretty bizarre to say the least...

Yes, FastStone works with Raw. Gimp is also a good free program for developing Raw files.

I always shoot in Raw except for sometimes when trying out street photography

Thanks for the comments! Smeggy, I quite like the darker look, but now it's a tad over-saturated, I'll have another play with it.

Louise, no, I don't mind at all; I presume you mean my Facebook photography page?

Since getting the GR I seem to be shooting almost exclusively at night....here's a few more.





This one is similar to one I previously posted, but I think I prefer this one.















Larger verions can be seen on my flickr if anyone wants to see how good this camera really is at night....

The blues look way too strong on some of these shots. I like the 5th image, but it's one of the ones where the blues in the sky is a bit too much. A lot of these look they needed your 14mm lens rather than the kit lens.

Thanks, Jules!

For night shots I shoot everything in manual, including focus, though I'm hoping the K5iis might auto-focus on city lights; my Fuji X20 does. The GR has the excellent infinity focus feature, so focus isn't an issue.

With the GR, I'm finding I'm getting better results by under-exposing at ISO 3200 than a more correct exposure at 6400, when using Optics Pro 9 to develop the RAW file. This sounds somewhat counter-intuitive, but I've got shots that prove it. I'm thinking the K5iis will be very similar, as they probably have exactly the same sensor.

For daytime shots I use centre-weighted metering generally, exposing quite a bit to the left and recovering shadow detail later. The grad filter in LR is great for increasing exposure selectively. Expose anywhere to the right and I get blown out highlights. My aerial shots generally all have a very compressed histogram, which I sort out with a Levels adjustment.

The reason I want a really good camera is largely because I'm taking shots where it's impossible to get it right in-camera.....

I'm going to Honk Kong next month, so may pick one up there.