On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:57:06 -0400, you wrote: >Here's my take: > >CF - get the largest you can afford, unless you actually enjoy changing >them every so often > >RAW - there are three main reasons you may want to chose it: > >1. you have to shoot so fast that you have no time to fiddle with the >camera settings. "shoot first ask questions later". > >2. your in-camera processing is of poor quality > >3. you're trying to squeeze out the last bits from your camera for some >extremely large prints or whatever. > >While 1 is understandable, if you're in situation 2 or 3 then the real >solution would be to get a better camera.
You're right about #1. I disagree about getting a better camera if the reason is #2: If using RAW works better than your in-camera processing and is compatible with your workflow, why spend more money on a better camera toachieve the same thing at a greater cost? To impress people? That's Canon-style thinking! <g> #3 is just wrong because RAW doesn't "squeeze out thelast bits from your camera for some extremely large prints". It has virtually no effect on resolution of detail or potential print size; It *does* effect lattitude, which has benefits at any print size.
