Originally posted by 6BQ5 Lets get real here.
Something in Pentax's past (Pentax/Hoya - Ricoh is an afterthought) got under Phase One's skin. Phase One does not recognize:
- Pentax lens metadata.
- Pentax camera serial number.
- Pentax tether capabilities.
- Pentax Pixel shift - or any manufactures version of pixel shift - if this gets into Capture One - it will be Sony only.
- Pentax 645Z - without ExifTool changing the metadata to Phase One.
- Pentax "modern" lens profiles.
Some of us have been sending requests into Phase One to have Capture One provide better support for Pentax (as they call them) 35mm cameras. I have for nearly the last twelve years. (started with v3) The don't, they won't they do not see why they should.
Sorry to break it to you, but your dream is just that. Our only hope is that Ricoh decides that the Pentax brand is worthless and sells it to Phase One for patents and other things. Then Phase One would cover it, however grungily.
Phase One has stated explicitly that they will not support the 645Z just like they said that they will not support Hasselblad.