Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen. And I would highly recommend the Adobe DNG converter to anyone shooting raw - it's free from Adobe. It uses a lossless compression and gives you raw files that require less than half the storage space of the original files. I now use the DNG converter to bring files onto my computer from the card. On 10/6/05 5:21 PM, "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > At 05:13 PM 10/6/2005, you wrote: >> Feli: >> >> As for the RAW software, Canon's own will give better results if >> shooting RAW. CS2 is fine for the quick stuff but when you find an >> image you really want to work on, starting with the Canon's Digital >> Photo Professional software will give a better image to start with >> in Photoshop. > > I very much disagree with this. CS2 gives you much more control and > better color than Canon's software. You do have to turn off all of > the automatic controls, although CS2 does give you a good starting > place. I don't use custom white balances, however, since RAW only > records exactly what the camera sees. I don't want the camera doing > any processing for me. I'd rather do the white balance in CS2 where I > can always go back to the original "negative". CS2 is the best > upgrade that PS has come out with in quite awhile. There are many > features that I couldn't do without now. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information