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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 08-02-2020, 06:31 AM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
You guys have really given me quite a list to work my way through.

I am going to do a recap of all the recommendations.

Pentax Digital Camera Utility.
ACDsee Professional
Affinity.serif
Darktable
Digikam
DXO Photolab 3
FastStone
GIMP
IrfanView
Lightroom
ON1 Photo Raw
Paint.net
Photoshop
Photoshop Element
PhotoImpact 10
Picasa
RAWTherapre
Windows Photo View & Windows Paint
XnView

I have installed the Pentax Software but my photos are still hanging out unloved on the cards.

Enjoy your day.

Todd
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 07-31-2020, 03:33 PM  
Lifelong Pentax user.
Posted By toddster
Replies: 5
Views: 777
Welcome to where all the cool kids hang out.

My first camera was a K-1000 which I still have.

Todd
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-31-2020, 02:23 PM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
I don’t watch much TV and occasionally some YouTube. I just need to rearrange my routines a bit to make time.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-29-2020, 06:29 PM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
I was a Mac guy until I needed a windows machine to run Mastercam for a class I was taking. I bought a Dell mobile workstation with a separate graphics card. I use it now for Fusion 360 and Sketchup mostly.

Todd

---------- Post added 07-29-20 at 08:44 PM ----------



Actually it’s a little embarrassing. That I’ve taken pictures for over six years and pretty much never looked at them.

I take lots of photos on my iPhone for work and such.

The DSLR never got me excited about pictures like my K-1000 did. It seemed like so much work to get a picture and I never got excited over spending an evening editing photos.

I have made the first step. I downloaded the Pentax Digital Camera Utility.

My next step is to make a quick spreadsheet with all the other options that everyone has given me so far.

By next week I’ll have the pictures at least into the PDCU.


Thanks again for everyone’s help. Todd
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-29-2020, 03:45 PM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
Actually I needed it to be “S-SW140”. I says it could not find the program to update went the flash drive was S-SW90.

Thanks for pointing me in the correct direction.

Todd
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-29-2020, 01:22 PM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
I looked in the original box and it not there. We moved and I am still organizing my stuff so it could be lost for another year or two.

Todd

---------- Post added 07-29-20 at 03:45 PM ----------

Thank you for the replies so far.

I have a few basic ideas.

1) have some organization to my digital prints
2) able to stream or load onto a digital picture frame. Most likely I will use my tv as I don’t watch much tv.
3) scan my film photos into a data base.
4) scan my family photos and give copies to my siblings. I would add mine to the data base.
5) fix the old film photos and digital photos.
6) eventually cloud storage for backup.

I have a mix of RAW & JPEG.

I already have my iPhone got to the cloud.

I looked into Adobe cloud, photoshop and Lightroom. I don’t see the value of $240 year at my current skill set.

I did not know photoshop element was a stand alone package.

Thanks again. Todd
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-29-2020, 12:19 PM  
Novice needs software
Posted By toddster
Replies: 33
Views: 3,236
I jumped on the DSLR with a K-3 a few years back. My first SLR was a K-1000.

Not that I have a few cards with pictures on them I need to get them off and made into prints.

I don’t have photoshop, I might have it on an old computer that my mom gave me, she was digital before me.

I was thinking of the photoshop subscription, but would like some Pentaxian real world experiences.

What would you start with as a novice?

Thanks Todd
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 03-15-2014, 07:06 AM  
Buy K3 in the US
Posted By toddster
Replies: 16
Views: 1,918
I guess I'm old school. How much are you gonna save? I try to buy local from a business that I can drive to. People I can speak to face to face and knowing my purchase puts food on their table. I do buy online but I try to buy local as much as I can so I have those businesses when I need them. Todd
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 03-12-2014, 06:54 PM  
South Dakota Pentax user
Posted By toddster
Replies: 6
Views: 608
I bought my first Pentax K-1000 from Harold's in Sioux Falls..... A long time ago. Todd
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-29-2014, 03:51 PM  
Hello from Balmy Minnesota
Posted By toddster
Replies: 7
Views: 739
It really warmed up here today, above Zero F for those of you that don't live in a place that the possible snow season is over 6 months of the year. I dropped off one of my work trucks and was able to walk home with just a sweat shirt and a stocking cap. I will be shooting some shots of the new K-3 tomorrow after I finish reading the manual tonight. This whole DSLR is new to me. I've had a few digital cameras but never a DSLR.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-27-2014, 04:34 PM  
Hello from Balmy Minnesota
Posted By toddster
Replies: 7
Views: 739
I will be sending some shots soon. I bought my first Pentax K-1000 back in high school at a local camera store. You can't beat having a person sell you a product that is excited about a product. Then I moved up to the Twin Cities in '99 because I wanted to party with Prince and got my ZX, but he's camera shy, from the same store that I picked up the K-3 today. They give free lessons with camera purchases and have several locations with people that know cameras. I did pay more than the sweet deal B&H gives us here, but I expect great service and I get it from these guys.
Now I need some help on what the best lens is for shooting pictures of food. I need to send my family pictures of my food that makes their mouth water. I'm using the lens from my ZX, Tamron 28-300 Thanks again Todd
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-27-2014, 03:43 PM  
Hello from Balmy Minnesota
Posted By toddster
Replies: 7
Views: 739
I'm Todd and I just got home with my brand new K-3 that I picked up from my local camera store. I could have bought in online and saved some dough. I like to support my local businesses and if didn't show up today then I would have bought it from the two great shops that support this site.

I can't wait to use my new K-3 and the battery can't charge fast enough. I will be reading the manual while hanging with the Mrs tonight.
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