D Lux 4 firmware update problem

[lburn]

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I have lust updated to the latest firmware version and it appears to have changed the RAW format from DNG to RWL which appears to be some sort of UNIX format and is unreadable on my Macbook and in photoshop. The camera was working fine in RAW before. Has anyone else had this weird and unwelcome experience? Is there a solution, I don't suppose the upgrade is reversible?

Lburn.

[farnz]

I don't believe the raw output was ever DNG; mine only produced and produces RWLs. When the LX3 and D-Lux 4 were first released there was a hue and cry because ACR et al couldn't read the RWL format, only Capture One could because Panasonic included processing information in the RWL to rectify barrel distortion. I believe that Adobe ended up re-writing the DNG format to accommodate RWLs.

 

Pete.

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[kalina]

I second that. I only remember the files ending in .RWL and not .DNG.