Originally posted by hcc to use free PDCU or to buy another software.
But...you think's PDCU is FREE, it's FALSE !
When you buy one camera (Kx, K5, etcet), it's under licence sylkypix, and pentax send money to sylkypix (for example), and to end, it's YOU (alls), we sale this inuseable software.
I'm excuse, but one software with exifs bugged...or not know read intel and motorola format...it's one horror.
And here i not "critic" the final quality, i think very good result.
but the interoperabilty bug...no possible in 2011.
same, make one "user friendly interface" is possible and not too complex make better, and this is easy.
Also, i want pay (no problem) but with one software good, and today, it's really not this.
i think's pentax remove PDCU of his package, good idea, and after buy k5 or other with 10 or 20 euros less, or have better viewfinder etc....
many FREE softwares exist, and less buggued ...examples:
Rawtherapee, Photivo, and it's for Pc Win 32 and 64, Mac, linux Os.
And many others...
And no need pentax put PDCU
Never have this "interoperabilty" problem with jpeg in others brands..
not really serious...
When i buy one "pentax optio" (low cost), i have one Acdsee with (stable, no crash), buy one k-5 and you receive one horror software argghh!
Best regards, jpette