I shoot strictly RAW because I believe that gives me the greatest latitude in working with the image. When you work a scene you see things 10 or 20 frames in that weren't visible to you on frame one. I like having the same creative flexibility available in post-processing.
Of course, to keep things practical, most shots get processed using the automated tools in CS2. For the exceptions, RAW gives me much greater lattitude than JPEG to get what I want from the image. A lot of the benefits have already been mentioned here. In addtion to those, there are a few that I find particularly important. I often use CS2's ability to upsize the photo right in the camera RAW conversion. One of the great benefits of shooting with a high resolution camera (I use a 5D and 1DMkII) is that I can crop my original capture and upsize to get a decent image. According to Adobe, the algorithms for upsizing in the Camera Raw conversion are superior to those available after conversion. Also consider that upsizing any JPEG would mean starting from a file that already has less information than was originally captured. The ability to work in 16 bit vs. 8 bit for images that will be tweaked a lot means less information is lost in the process. I also like the idea that I can always come back to the original capture information. That means that as Photoshop and other software improves over time, I may be able to improve on my original conversion of the photos that are special to me. Paul Wasserman * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
