Pentax K1 SuperRes Res Mode: Adobe Camera Raw 'Veiling Blue Haze' Bug Occurs with DNG Format but not with PEF Format

2016-05-16 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Adobe, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Camera Raw Super Resolution, Pentax, Pentax DSLR, Pentax K, Pentax K-1, Pentax K-1 Mark II

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Pentax K1

See yesterday’s post Pentax K1 Super Resolution Mode has Color Problems, Definitely an Adobe Camera Raw BUG.

Today, I discovered that the veiling blue haze bug in Adobe Camera raw occurs with DNG raw but not with PEF raw (PEF is Pentax raw format, an alternative to DNG).

This provides an easy workaround for now.

PEF format is unaffected by this issue.

The veiling blue haze bug in Adobe Camera Raw behavior is shown below in a split-image comparison (SuperRes vs StdRes), as discussed in yesterday’s post.

UPDATE: fixed in Adobe Camera Raw 9.6 (625) and later.

Split image (StdRes vs SuperRes)

f6.3 @ 1/50 sec, ISO 100; 2016-05-15 14:53:08
PENTAX K-1 + HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm F2.8 ED SDM WR @ 22mm equiv (15mm)

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