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Old shots with new software - Pentax retrospective · **2 Likes**

Here's what happens when you let loose DT3.0, Gimp2.10 and NeatImage8.5 on some extremely old files - some of them 10+ years old even! I had a blast using the newest Digikam to do fuzzy searches in my extended archive of images. A few with my very first Pentax DSLR (K110D), K100D-Super and a few with the awesome K20D! I'll save K-5, K-5 IIs and K70 examples for the next post. My KP should be arriving early next week so we're chugging along.

What I can see in retrospective is the jump in capability between the 6Mp bodies and the K20D - the jump from the K20D to the K-5 was much smaller. Noise-wise, the sensors have gone through an incredible development in those 10+ years, the difference is day an night (no pun intended). What did impact my photography over the years was the various lenses I purchased - as I learned more, I became hungry for better glass and some of that glass has endured until today such as the DA50-135 which I bought for the K20D and is still one of my best lenses on the K-70 today.

Anyway, it's nice to wrangle "lost" images from the past and redo the raw conversion with today's tools. All of these were PEF files and DT had no issue at all with them - so much for the prophets of doom saying newer software will not deal with older manufacturer-specific raw files. The shots come from my travels all over the world, from Ottawa to Madrid to Amsterdam, anywhere either leisure or work took me (and my camera). Hope you enjoy and feel free to comment!

reh321 · 12-28-2019, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by newmikey

Here's what happens when you let loose DT3.0, Gimp2.10 and NeatImage8.5 on some extremely old files - some of them 10+ years old even! I had a blast using the newest Digikam to do fuzzy searches in my extended archive of images. A few with my very first Pentax DSLR (K110D), K100D-Super and a few with the awesome K20D! I'll save K-5, K-5 IIs and K70 examples for the next post. My KP should be arriving early next week so we're chugging along.

What I can see in retrospective is the jump in capability between the 6Mp bodies and the K20D - the jump from the K20D to the K-5 was much smaller. Noise-wise, the sensors have gone through an incredible development in those 10+ years, the difference is day an night (no pun intended). What did impact my photography over the years was the various lenses I purchased - as I learned more, I became hungry for better glass and some of that glass has endured until today such as the DA50-135 which I bought for the K20D and is still one of my best lenses on the K-70 today.

Anyway, it's nice to wrangle "lost" images from the past and redo the raw conversion with today's tools. All of these were PEF files and DT had no issue at all with them - so much for the prophets of doom saying newer software will not deal with older manufacturer-specific raw files. The shots come from my travels all over the world, from Ottawa to Madrid to Amsterdam, anywhere either leisure or work took me (and my camera). Hope you enjoy and feel free to comment!

New software can give us more to work with, but just the passage of time can cause us to look at a photo in a whole new way.

Either way, good work!

**PJ1** · 12-29-2019, 01:38 AM

I like the colours and the clarity in these pics. Some are the CCD sensor I presume.

**kiwi_jono** · 12-29-2019, 01:52 AM

Great shots! Well worth the reprocessing I think - well done!

**ToddK** · 12-29-2019, 09:00 AM

These are fabulous architecture photos, and there is no way I would know that they didn't come from a current DSLR. Thanks for sharing them.

08amczb · 12-29-2019, 11:38 AM

Great reflection images, I really like how you used those windows!

pentaxshooter89 · 12-29-2019, 01:41 PM

Really nice images from the glass reflections!

**Kerrowdown** · 12-29-2019, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by newmikey

Old shots with new software

In Barcelona they actually build 'em like that reflection in the first image...

**grog85361** · 12-29-2019, 03:58 PM

Great images! It is nice to see great results like this from other than Adobe products. Thanks for sharing.

**swip** · 12-29-2019, 09:58 PM

Love all of them. The colors really pop.

**newmikey** · 12-30-2019, 03:28 AM

Originally posted by grog85361

Great images! It is nice to see great results like this from other than Adobe products. Thanks for sharing.

I actually don't think I've ever used any Adobe product - different software universe than mine but I'm sure I'm not the only one! I used Ufraw for the longest time but Darktable eventually won me over.

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12-28-2019, 07:00 PM	#2
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	Originally posted by newmikey Here's what happens when you let loose DT3.0, Gimp2.10 and NeatImage8.5 on some extremely old files - some of them 10+ years old even! I had a blast using the newest Digikam to do fuzzy searches in my extended archive of images. A few with my very first Pentax DSLR (K110D), K100D-Super and a few with the awesome K20D! I'll save K-5, K-5 IIs and K70 examples for the next post. My KP should be arriving early next week so we're chugging along. What I can see in retrospective is the jump in capability between the 6Mp bodies and the K20D - the jump from the K20D to the K-5 was much smaller. Noise-wise, the sensors have gone through an incredible development in those 10+ years, the difference is day an night (no pun intended). What did impact my photography over the years was the various lenses I purchased - as I learned more, I became hungry for better glass and some of that glass has endured until today such as the DA50-135 which I bought for the K20D and is still one of my best lenses on the K-70 today. Anyway, it's nice to wrangle "lost" images from the past and redo the raw conversion with today's tools. All of these were PEF files and DT had no issue at all with them - so much for the prophets of doom saying newer software will not deal with older manufacturer-specific raw files. The shots come from my travels all over the world, from Ottawa to Madrid to Amsterdam, anywhere either leisure or work took me (and my camera). Hope you enjoy and feel free to comment! New software can give us more to work with, but just the passage of time can cause us to look at a photo in a whole new way. Either way, good work!

12-29-2019, 01:38 AM	#3
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	I like the colours and the clarity in these pics. Some are the CCD sensor I presume.

12-29-2019, 01:52 AM	#4
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Great shots! Well worth the reprocessing I think - well done!

12-29-2019, 09:00 AM	#5
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,566	These are fabulous architecture photos, and there is no way I would know that they didn't come from a current DSLR. Thanks for sharing them.

12-29-2019, 11:38 AM	#6
08amczb Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 796	Great reflection images, I really like how you used those windows!

12-29-2019, 01:41 PM	#7
pentaxshooter89 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 365	Really nice images from the glass reflections!

12-29-2019, 02:01 PM	#8
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	Originally posted by newmikey Old shots with new software In Barcelona they actually build 'em like that reflection in the first image...

12-29-2019, 03:58 PM	#9
grog85361 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 894	Great images! It is nice to see great results like this from other than Adobe products. Thanks for sharing.

12-29-2019, 09:58 PM	#10
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,827	Love all of them. The colors really pop.

12-30-2019, 03:28 AM	#11
newmikey Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,289 Original Poster	Originally posted by grog85361 Great images! It is nice to see great results like this from other than Adobe products. Thanks for sharing. I actually don't think I've ever used any Adobe product - different software universe than mine but I'm sure I'm not the only one! I used Ufraw for the longest time but Darktable eventually won me over.