Pentax K10D Lightroom Develop Settings

Robert S Donovan · 03-22-2009, 08:41 AM

Here's how I made Lightroom work for me so shooting RAW makes sense.

*causey* · 03-22-2009, 09:32 AM

Thanks a lot! I suppose your settings will work for my K200D, since it shares the same sensor with K10D.

Robert S Donovan · 03-22-2009, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by causey

Thanks a lot! I suppose your settings will work for my K200D, since it shares the same sensor with K10D.

I would think so, too!

*janosh* · 03-23-2009, 09:57 AM

Those settings might be handy if you shot hundreds of images at a time and wanted them all to "pop" ...but the idea that "pop" is attractive is questionable ...for example, if you do portraits of subjects who wear makeup ("pop" can make it clown-like," lower contrast can help).

My perspective: I don't think muc of my own photos until I personally print ithem (Epson 3800) so the way they look on a monitor isn't as important as is the way I will make them look.

Venturi · 03-23-2009, 10:35 AM

There's a slightly less "permanent" way to accomplish the same thing. Simply create a User Preset(s) with the tweaks you want. In the Import Dialog there is a spot for specifying a preset to be used and you just select the appropriate "camera preset".

So far I've created "import" presets for Candids, Studio and B&W Film scans.

If all you ever shoot is flower macros (for example) then changing the default camera settings is okay I suppose, but if you shoot in different environments I don't think I'd recommend it. Just my $0.02

Robert S Donovan · 03-23-2009, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by janosh

Those settings might be handy if you shot hundreds of images at a time and wanted them all to "pop" ...but the idea that "pop" is attractive is questionable ...for example, if you do portraits of subjects who wear makeup ("pop" can make it clown-like," lower contrast can help).

My perspective: I don't think muc of my own photos until I personally print ithem (Epson 3800) so the way they look on a monitor isn't as important as is the way I will make them look.

These tweaks are pretty subtle. I add the "pop" to the images that need it. Oh, and I do shoot hundreds of images at one time sometimes

Robert S Donovan · 03-23-2009, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Venturi

There's a slightly less "permanent" way to accomplish the same thing. Simply create a User Preset(s) with the tweaks you want. In the Import Dialog there is a spot for specifying a preset to be used and you just select the appropriate "camera preset".

So far I've created "import" presets for Candids, Studio and B&W Film scans.

If all you ever shoot is flower macros (for example) then changing the default camera settings is okay I suppose, but if you shoot in different environments I don't think I'd recommend it. Just my $0.02

Good point. I should look into the import presets. However, changing the defaults are a good idea for those tweaks you always make. Also, it's a good way to make sure you're using the camera profile you want, etc. But you know, the best part about a program like Lightroom is that there are so many different ways to make it work the way you want it to.

photog · 06-26-2009, 08:45 PM

Robert, are you using LR2? I have found it the best all reound image RAW editing program. It can even improve my wife's JPG's!
Are you printing directly from Lightroom? The interface is not entirely intuitive at first meeting but it grows on you.
It allows my Epson R800 to manage printing and takes most of the difficult questions out of my hands (and answers them better than I can).
I love the way I can send the image to PS4 for detailed editing and then send a TIFF / PSD back to LR for edit of printing.
Ron McDermott