Irrelevant. Read again:
Originally posted by Frater Better check it out. E.g. someone discovered a bug on the Pentax-generated DNG files, for the K20D, where the white balance was wrong, so this information was lost.
The white balance information is an information generated by the camera. If this valuable information is destroyed or lost, then Adobe's software (their auto white balance method), or probably any other software's, is hardly a replacement.
White balance of a scene is judged and determined by the camera. It is a precious part of a camera maker's "color science".
I thought these are basics, known since the beginnings of RAW files in the DSLR world
The camera's white balance information is so important, that its importance has been even misused. I remember that Nikon tried to encrypt this information in their RAW file for an early entry level DSLR, probably to promote the use of their proprietary Nikon software. They quickly gave up on that for the successor models, due to the community shitstorm upon them. This shows, how important the camera's white balance information is
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Originally posted by Oldbayrunner Two things wrong with this; Lol
A. It's from DP review
B. It's from 2008
Time and model don't matter here. My example was to demonstrate the qualification and professionalism of programmers, not necessarily only at Pentax, but possibly everywhere else as well. Generally shouldn't trust the quality of files blindly, and always check for known bugs in the internet. Possibly there are other bugs or flaws in Pentax-generated DNGs not known yet, because they don't jump into anyones face, so nobody discovered them yet. Who knows... there's always such a possibility. The smaller a brand's user base, the higher is the likelihood of bugs being undiscovered.