Re: Why many settings arguments don't matter with RAW

Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:

Paul Furman <paul-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I believe WB does effect the RAW capture. It's probably not real critical in most cases but it's like EC for different colors and will reduce or increase the data captured to have WB set correctly. This is why Nikon was trying to encrypt their WB although it's not that important, the RAW converter can guess the intended WB or an operator can chose it manually.

I don't believe this to be the case. The RAW data is what it is. Changing
temperature is simply an algorithm applied during post processing.

I guess I was thinking of the D2x with the WB protected.
http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/technology/scene/10/index_02.htm
"With conventional digital cameras, reproduction of gradation depends solely on the results of digital measurement, eventually causing gaps in gradation. To minimize such gaps in gradation, the D2X introduces our unconventional approach of analog adjustment for white balance in the first stage of signal processing."
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