Originally posted by schmik The fact that it happens 'every time' does not make it right. Accepting it makes it happen 'every time'. It's the first 'cutting edge' DSLR I have ever owned. My panites are only in a small knot. As the OP said... i have a work around but I think the vendors could do better. Don't you agree?
No, I don't agree. You are talking about three different companies that have nothing to do with each other. None of them call the other up and give away company secrets. A new camera means a new sensor and new proprietary data in the raw file. Since Pentax (nor any other camera company) calls Adobe or Apple and tells them how to interpret that new data those companies have to reverse engineer the data before their software can support it. Both Apple and Adobe work on update cycles that do not correspond with the cycle of the camera companies, which means that if a new camera comes out in mid cycle for Adobe or Apple that new camera has to wait until the next cycle to be included in the update.
I am not trying to be rude, but your original post showered us with profanity so most of us are put immediately on the defensive. This is not a matter or right or wrong, it is a matter of technology changing faster than the speed of people. If you are the first person in town to buy a car that runs on a new type of fuel don't be surprised when the gas stations in town don't carry your fuel for a few weeks.