On 12/2/05, Rob Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty wrote: > > Right, time for a poll. > > > > > > Do you shoot RAW or jpeg, and why? > > > > > Hi > > As an intro, I'm fairly new to digital photography (bought my 20d last June) > and > I do all my printing at a photo lab. > > I've been shooting RAW+L.JPG for a couple of reasons: > > a) Almost everyone I talk to says I should (especially the "pros"). Although a > couple of fellows have said, if you shoot it right to start with you don't > need > to use RAW (RAW is only for correcting exposure problems). > <snip>
I shoot 98%+ in raw format, and while it gives more dynamic range and better opportunities to correct exposure, the *big* reason for me is white balance. Shooting raw I can ignore white balance until I convert them. If I have a stack of shots in the same lighting I can set the white balance for one, and convert the rest with the same settings. I don't only do this for "difficult" lighting conditions, but for every shot. Ok, sometimes it's just selecting "daylight" balance and click and go, but in a large minority it's fine tuned more closely than that. The second biggest reason for me would be dynamic range - you can pull better shadow detail out of raw images than from jpeg. Cheers, Gary * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
