TV, Interesting that you mention speed when shooting raw. I have found, and it is documented, that with Nikon's D1H and D1X it is faster to shoot in uncompressed raw (NEF) mode. It seems that the compression being done in the camera for compressed NEF and jpegs are very time consuming. I don't have the URL to a site that compared this - if it is still up. It should be in the archives of the D1scussion list.
People I have discussed this with shoot NEFs for speed and ultimate 'negative', but if space on your CF is a consideration then shoot jpegs. Another reason to shoot jpegs is to minimize post processing since you would have to convert NEFs into a useable final product anyway... César Panama City, Florida -- -----Original Message----- -- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 9:48 AM -- -- I've been talking to a lot of wedding/portrait shooters lately about -- digital. One of the things I find interesting is that most of them -- don't use the cameras at full resolution. The most popular camera -- around here seems to be the D1x (followed by the S2), and nobody is -- using it in raw or nec (?) mode. Mostly they use it in jpg mode, and -- at the second highest resolution. They say they can get good 11x14's -- this way. -- -- It seems the main barrier to shooting in raw mode is transfer speed -- and storage. A few of them will shoot at the highest resolution, but -- only for shots they feel might get enlarged over 11x14, i.e. formal -- portraits and that sort of thing. -- -- On a side note, a lot of these guys couldn't live without the latest -- autofocus. A friend of mine who normally shoots F5's, bought a D1x -- over the 14n almost entirely due to the AF superiority of the D1x. He -- thinks I'm a freak since I manually focus about 90% of my shots. -- -- Sorry for rambling, but I've been thinking about digital a -- lot lately. -- -- tv --
