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Comment by MattMatic posted on Digital SLR and P-TTL flash guide at 23/02/2009 - 10:00
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Comment by MattMatic posted on Hello~pentax user from Corea at 18/02/2009 - 11:33
I'm just along the coast in Brighton & Hove
Was at Arundel WWT last weekend (with my lowly 80-320, and feeling out of place amongst the Bigmas and 500mm bazookas )
Matt
Comment by MattMatic posted on West Sussex PUs? at 18/02/2009 - 07:45
I think this topic should have been put in the General Chat section. The Announcement section is normally used by the forum team.
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Comment by MattMatic posted on Mmmmm lovely cashback - thank you Pentax! at 18/02/2009 - 07:40
Sounds sensible to me
Who knows if it'll see the light of day???
Matt
Comment by MattMatic posted on K3D* rumour with 1.3x crop factor at 17/02/2009 - 16:32
Bottom line, the K20D is not designed for long exposures, nor ever will be. Do not expect a firmware upgrade to address this problem. It makes me mad too!
The K20D is much cleaner for long exposures, even with the DFS enforced. Minor niggle for me given the improvement of image
Matt
Comment by MattMatic posted on K20D noise reduction at high ISO: Is it worth it? at 17/02/2009 - 10:48
Comment by MattMatic posted on File Time Stamp problem at 16/02/2009 - 13:41
Not sure exactly what you need... you may just need the file date & time adjusting. This is pretty trivial & could be handled easily in a little app (the kind of thing I could write in half hour )... there may be something out there too.
However, you may also need the EXIF adjusting as well, and things may get a little more tricky
Matt
Comment by MattMatic posted on File Time Stamp problem at 16/02/2009 - 13:40
Use whatever works best for you
If you're getting results out of JPG, then carry on
Picasa 3 is great for basic fixes.
Here's a quick run down of stuff I've used:
1. Bundled Pentax software - based on the Silkpix engine. Very good image quality. Limited control over RAW (but more than Picasa)
2. Capture One 4 - nice UI. Good image quality. Was bundled free with Sandisk III cards last year...
3. Silkypix DS 3 - best image quality, especially for high ISO images. Incredible control over colour. Probably best to wait a while for version 4 (which is due soon!) before buying. BUT there is a free version which gives a bit more control than the Pentax software
4. Lightroom - I quite like the GUI for Lightroom (v1). Control over exposure is excellent. But the IQ for high ISO meant I ditched it (again )
The best thing with RAW is you can use Picasa, the bundled Pentax software, or Silkypix free - if you find you've hit a "ceiling", then you can purchase something later and reprocess any wanted RAW files again
HTH!
Matt
Comment by MattMatic posted on Which pp set up is best, K200D at 16/02/2009 - 13:38
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Comment by MattMatic posted on Focus on Imaging 09 Pentax at 13/02/2009 - 11:45
True enough!