My favourite answer - yes AND no... It does always record jpegs at the same time, but they are embedded in the .PEF file rather than separate files. Someone on here wrote an extraction utility I think for this kind of purpose - cant rememer you would need to search the archives unless he owns up!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 September 2004 17:43 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RAW vs. JPG and CF size > > > Can the istd record both a raw and a jpeg file simultaneously > so one can have a smaller sized "proof" to examine, or > perhaps for some Q&D work, while still having the RAW file > available for later processing? > > Shel > > > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > After having shot the last few jobs in RAW, I can come up > with another > > reason or two. > > > > 1) latitude is greater than with jpg. More ability to deal with > > possible blowouts and more ability to deal with shadows. > > > > 2) white balancing after the fact while looking at the > whole sequence > > or shoot is easier and more consistent. > > > > I shot my first 10,000 frames in jpg and I can say that now I am a > > convert to RAW. Just more after the fact control. Not > unlike a B&W > > photographer wishing to develop his/her own film and possibly doing > > their own printing. > > >
