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Comment by Anvh posted on Sigma 50-150 at 23/08/2010 - 09:10
Hi
To Stefan - I read your comments before I sent out the request. When you talk of presets, I would assume that this would alter everyone of my imported images, and still wouldn't give me what I want, e.i. the specific setting for each individual image as set by the K7. Someone mentioned an upgrade for version 2.2 that includes specific camera settings, but I don't know if it is available for the K7, nor do I know whether it allows Lightroom to read the in-camera adjustments.
Also the settings from the camera only are applied to the JPG-preview inside the RAW, that's what you see when previewing the photo inside the camera not the actual RAW file.
To Peter. When I first saw a demo of the use of an infrared filter for the K7 from a Pentax marketer, I just assumed that it was a part of the newer digital filters that worked for jpeg's only, something with which I was already familiar having experimented with my *istDS. (BTW, the K7 isn't as nice as the older Pentax cameras which gave really nice infrared exposures when a proper infrared filter was placed before the lens - something that was lost with the new CMOS sensor).
You can still use real infrared filters, the problem is the filter infront off the sensor blocks infra-red so you need longer exposures. Nothing to do with the CMOS sensor.
Actually it is the ability to adjust the RAW in camera which allows the camera to "record" in b&w. It is still a RAW image with adjustments that are applied to the Jpeg icon that appears on one's camera screen, the same that allows one to determine that one's image is properly exposed and has the proper white white-balance.
The camera will always record in colour and then alter those images to mimic a B&W image. Since RAW is truly raw information from the sensor it does not have those digital filters applied only to the embedded JPG preview in the RAW.
What I want is the ability to import the RAW files into Lightroom with the K7 in-camera adjustments and still have the ability to go back to the original RAW
Something akin to eating one's cake and still having it too - I guess
You can apply them to all photos you import, to the selected photos or simply a single photo.
Lightroom already have some standard pre-sets you can use, maybe they are good enough or you can adapt those and then save it as a preset. You can also save adjustments you made to an photo as a pre-set.
Comment by Anvh posted on Lightroom & black & white at 23/08/2010 - 08:57
I thought, until now, that the sensor could only record in colour.
Comment by Anvh posted on Lightroom & black & white at 22/08/2010 - 17:35
I don't believe you can do that because Lightroom re-renders the RAW with his own engine and therefore create a new image out off the RAW information.
The simplest thing is to use or create a developing setting that you save as a pre-set and apply to your photos, this can be applied during importing or when editing photos.
Comment by Anvh posted on Lightroom & black & white at 22/08/2010 - 17:32
Comment by Anvh posted on Ok Guys Where are you? at 22/08/2010 - 17:05
But if it has video it can do it off course. it just need the firmware to do AF contrast so Pentax has to do it themselves
The problem is you need a processor fast enough to render the film and run the AF contrast program reliable, also that they can't detect if it's front focused or back focused so they can't track, maybe that's one of the reasons they aren't use?
The only thing the sensor has to do is deliver the images for the program to analyse, I don't see why that would be sensor bound or put extra strain on the sensor so it would overheat.
The preproduction firmware of the K7 actually had AF while filming but they removed it for some reasons.
Comment by Anvh posted on Rumours or fact? at 22/08/2010 - 17:00
All I can say it a zoom does speed up the progress because you don't have to switch lenses but the FA 77 has the f/1.8 and the image quality... it's a hard choice.
SRS has a very good price for the sigma now, if you don't like it would you lose much if you sell it second hand? If not then there is little to lose right.
One went on Ebay for £307.97 yesterday so you risk around 90 pounds.
Comment by Anvh posted on Sigma 50-150 at 22/08/2010 - 11:47
The sensor obvisously needs the capability (fast data pipes) but you are right.
The K-7 had AF video capability to start with didn't it?
Comment by Anvh posted on Rumours or fact? at 22/08/2010 - 11:39
A quick 5 minute trawl via Google suggests some speculation in the Sony community that a similar sounding sensor will have autofocus HD video capabilities.
Comment by Anvh posted on Rumours or fact? at 22/08/2010 - 11:03
Comment by Anvh posted on Instant review on K7 at 22/08/2010 - 10:52

