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I’ve been doing research to figure out what type of process I will need to use when I change camera systems. Sadly, Nikon and others like Canon are fixated on using their own proprietary RAW formats, so that means any new cameras that use a special format will not work with my current post processing steps. Even to the point in the past where some of the companies encrypted parts of the data in their RAW file formats. Talk about not being consumer/user orientated… Youtube Video Link : Adobe’s policy is to only support the current version of Photoshop when it comes to proprietary RAW formats, so that means my license of Photoshop CS5 will be useless when it comes to RAW files from something like a Nikon D600 that I am considering. I haven’t had that problem since the Pentax K-7 days because they offered DNG RAW output. I don’t think I’ve ever (intentionally) used PEF in my K-7/K-5 cameras. My potential idea is to use the free Adobe DNG RAW conversion application once that is updated,...

If you haven’t visited luminous-landscape.com before, I highly recommend it. Their articles are unique in that they have a strong photographer’s feel to them, and the topics in are focused on photography for what it is at the heart instead of what many other sites have. The Pentax 645D Without getting into the 645D specific content of the article, I must say I found it very fitting with my ideas about photography, and why I feel that Pentax cameras have a certain “photographer’s camera” feel to them. This feel is the major reason why I choose to use them as my primary tools. It’s fun to read the reviewer experiencing Pentax features from a point of view that hasn’t spent much time with their tools. Here are a few quotes from the article I want to comment on: The ergonomics are, to me, stellar. This is the most usable SLR (of any format) I have had in my hand for years. Quality ergonomics in a photography tool. Always a good aspect to keep in mind. The body melds perfectly into my...