On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 00:06:16 -0800, Andrew Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>I used to shoot JPG, but there have been times when a shot in JPG >turned out merely OK, but would have been stunning in RAW. > >Since many of my photographs benefit from stacking several >developments of a RAW file for increased latitude, and because >sometimes the meter (or my brain!) can be fooled on once in a >lifetime shots, I now ONLY shoot RAW. This goes for my 10D and my R-D1. I just love tweaking the heck out of a RAW image and ending up with a full and smooth histogram. One minor tweak of a JPG in Photoshop and the histogram's all broken up. But the main reason I shoot RAW is because I hate frigging with the camera when I'm shooting. I shoot everything at daylight white balance and I don't worry about colour space, contrast, or saturation. I've got enough to do when shooting to get the exposure, focusing, and DOF, etc. I also like storing RAW files vs. JPG plus TIF or PSD files. I'm not so sure shooting JPG saves any space, considering the huge TIF file that is created when saving from Photoshop. But I can go back and create that huge TIF directly from Capture One at a later date, and all my tweaks are done with it. One thing I hate about shooting JPG is high contrast. Shooting outdoors on a sunny day JPG just sucks the big one, sorry. Highlights done, shadows just black, and no way to get any of them back or adjust the contrast down without really losing in quality. When I shoot RAW I know I'm covered. I will still bracket my exposures if needed, but I can concentrate more on shooting instead of setting up the camera and making adjustments. For a month or two when I first got my laptop and couldn't load up Capture One, I shot JPG. I found a really big difference in quality. Several shots that could have been great shots were just ruined. I was so glad to get back to RAW again. -- Jim Davis, Owner, Eastern Beaver Company: http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits Powerlet, Posi-Lock, Parts, Info, Photos K100RSes on both sides of the planet! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
