People who have yet to move over to CS3 might be interested in how powerful the RAW convertor is. I'm quite impressed with the 'HSL/Greyscale' function where one can adjust just one colour channel. This is far more refined than 'channel mixer' which creates noise and artifacts. With aggresive use of 'HSL Greyscale' you can get white fringing around edges, however these can be eliminated with the lens 'lens correction tool'.

Here is the prepared shot (with 'blue' channel reduced by 51%), all work was done at the RAW stage: 2541 takes the curve off the Beckenham Junction Branch into Arena on the Croydon Tramlink, Monday 18 June 2007. The straight version is here: http://nevardmedia.fotopic.net/p42484003.html

Comparision of full size file segments. Left: Fujichrome RDP 100 (Mamiya 645 1000s, 80mm Sekor). Right: RAW (Nikon D70). *Note*, the 'print screen' function appears to have added a hue shift which should be ignored.

Comparision of full size file segments. Left: Fujichrome RDP 100 (Mamiya 645 1000s, 80mm Sekor). Right: RAW (Nikon D70). *Note*, the 'print screen' function appears to have added a hue shift which should be ignored.

Both these images have been converted from RAW using Bibble. The image on the left had the 'Highlight Recovery' enabled. Note the odd effect around the tree tops. The shot on the right is without the use of the filter (ignore the colour shift).

The image on the left used the 'Perfectly Clear' filter with Bibble RAW converter. Look at the halation/flare effect on the hopper in the shadow (looks bit like the effect you might get with a greasy lens). The one on the right is without the filter. 'Perfectly Clear' is clever but may not suit high contrast images like this.

A comparison between Nikon D200 in camera JPEG and RAW capture. Both images were recorded at the same time in 'sRGB3' colour space ('optimized for landscape'). The shot on the left being 'in camera' jpeg (+1 sharpening in cam) finished with Elements 4.0. The shot on the right was shot in RAW (no sharpening in cam) and processed with Raw Shooters Premium (default sharpening) and Elements 4.0. The images shown here are from a screen shot of actual pixel size images. They are slightly compressed by Fotopic, so actual images will look a little better. *Note*, the 'print screen' function appears to have added a hue shift which should be ignored.