I continue to learn the C-5060. I've now got a plug-in raw converter
working in PS 5.5. This converter provides three options:
1) the really naked, raw image (requires me to do EVERY aspect of
post-processing possible: gamma, WB through tint fixes, curves, shake 'n
bake, etc.),
2) conversion with color conversion and WB (optional): seems to require
just gamma adjustment in levels, or possibly curves or both. This setting
gives you the ability to set a white point, though the image is so small
and murky it would be very difficult to use in most cases.
3) conversion plus auto (does it all for you)
#3 makes the image look just like you used auto WB in the camera: might be
OK but might not -- a crap shoot
#1 is not my idea of fun
This leaves #2, which I think is what I want. If I use a white card to set
a custom WB in the camera, and then if I DON'T set a white point in the
converter, it appears that what comes through is a reasonable approximation
of what I saw. The key thing I think is NOT attempting to set a white
point in the converter but doing that sort of thing at the point of capture.
Am I on the right track here?
These WB issues are not so critical most of the time, but I occasionally
photograph my wife's orchids against a black or gray background. That may
provide a black but not necessarily a true white, so I can't use anything
other than a reading off a white card. With #2 above I seem to get what I
want with simple levels adjustments, I think because I have done my work in
the camera. Or did I just get lucky? (I do strive to be lucky ...)
BTW I'm really enjoying this camera. I can make a print from a capture in
raw mode that looks almost as good as a print from a slide scan. I'm sure
this is a statement more about my skills at present than the media. So far
the flexibility of both the exposure and AF settings meets my needs.
Joel W.
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