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[OM] Re: C-5060 -- Impressions

Subject: [OM] Re: C-5060 -- Impressions
From: "Wilcox, Joel F" <joel-wilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 08:28:33 -0500
Again I am in your debt, Winsor.  Thanks much.  I'll stay on watch for
dedicated software from Olympus for the c-5060, but I'm guessing the
plug-in for the E-10 is probably OK.  It seems to be working fine, but
I'll need to process a few more images of various kinds.

Joel W.

> After  I got my D100 I kept reading the forum at dpreview.com 
> and there 
> was a lot of talk about the differences between raw conversion. I had 
> PS CS and had been using it, but decided to try Nikon's 
> Capture. Not a 
> subtle difference. More shadow detail and vastly better skin tones. I 
> have read discussions in other places too. Some manufacturers are 
> generous with their code and others are not. Even if they are, the 
> difference is this. Each DSLR gets tested  for image quality after it 
> is manufactured and a series of codes is put in the firmware. The 
> manufacturers own software picks up those codes during raw conversion 
> so that the converted image reflects the manufacturer's idea of the 
> best image the camera can create. That is why it is best to use the 
> manufacturer's own conversion and an up to date version that includes 
> your own model of camera. It has complicated my workflow, but the 
> results are worth it.
> 
> 
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
> On Aug 4, 2004, at 6:09 PM, Wilcox, Joel F wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I always feel OK about moving to a new version of PS, 
> but I've got
> > all my color management stuff set up right and tight.  It's 
> just not a
> > good moment for a major disruption like that.
> >
> > I found a plug-in on Olympus America's site, of all places, for the
> > E-10.  It works.
> >
> > The amount of post processing however is a bit more than I bargained
> > for.  But the resultant images are luscious.
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