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Subject: Re: [OM] Sagelight, ACR, Olympus=No Joy (was "Re: Photo Editing Software -- Advice Needed... (HELP)!")
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:05 -0500
Now he tells us.  It's a distinction without a difference.  All that 
ORF'ing around for stuff that only the Moose can see on bright sunny days.

Chuck Norcutt


On 1/27/2012 4:23 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Ha!  That's cutting the gordian knot!
>
> The problem is the backlog of ORFs that, until yesterday, I was excited
> about cranking through Sagelight.
>
> I have to keep in mind as well that what I am seeing spoils the
> comparison at pixel-peeping proportions only.  A file that size would
> produce a print about 4x larger than I have the equipment to produce,
> and the print probably wouldn't be accurate enough to show the
> difference.  Time to chill on it and keep things in perspective.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Simple solution.  Use only the Canaan from now on.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/27/2012 9:38 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>> Yes, quite wrong.  ACR can't match Studio color rendition, which I
>>> interpret to be what Olympus designed the camera for.  This is my
>>> biggest beef with DeepPeeve when they review Olympus raw files.  Can't
>>> be bothered to load up Studio.  I have Elements 8.0 and use it as a
>>> fallback when I want to see how ACR does with an image (just about
>>> never).
>>>
>>> Joel W.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 09:10 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>> Anything wrong with using ACR for ORF conversions?  You can get ACR as
>>>> part of PhotoShop Elements for under $80 if you look around.  Since I'm
>>>> no longer doing portraits and swapping heads, etc. I do the majority of
>>>> my work these days in ACR.
>>>>
>>>> Cbuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> On 1/27/2012 7:53 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>>>> Other than that, how'd you like Aftershot, Chuck?
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone compared an Aftershot raw conversion of an ORF at 100% with
>>>>> one done in Studio?
>>>>>
>>>>> I still might buy Sagelight, as I think it is fine for Canaan raw
>>>>> conversions, but I still have to convert ORFs with Studio.  It's no
>>>>> surprise that things like this work well for Canaan just because of
>>>>> their penetration. One of my gripes with reviews of the E cameras is
>>>>> that they usually use a third-party SW for raw conversion, and why
>>>>> shouldn't they when it works just fine for C cameras?  I keep forgetting
>>>>> the fact, only to rediscover it when I "go to strangers."
>>>>>
>>>>> Joel W.
>>>
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