On Wed, 12 May 2004, Rob Brigham wrote: > If I wasn't using RAW, I would be using jpg. You really cant tell a > significant difference unless you need the advantage of 16 bit colour > for manipulation. The biggest plus for RAW is not the lack of > compression issues but the ability to adjust exposure and white balance > etc after the event asnd recover detail which would otherwise be lost in > the highlights or shadows.
That is a huge advantage. I continue to shoot RAW, even though I'm using Pentax Photo Lab for the conversions. At some point there will be a better alternative, and I can go back and reprocess those images which require reprocessing. I'm much happier shooting without worrying about getting the color balance correct. Being able to tweak the exposure has been very helpful in a few cases too. alex
