On 13 Jun 2005 at 10:02, Cotty wrote: > Okay, I'll admit it. RAW is pretty cool.
> Shot Jpeg and RAW. Spent a while mucking about with CS Camera RAW and I > was pretty impressed with what I saw. The ability to pull back the > highlight detail on the plant was definitely an improvement on the Jpeg, > but that's what folk round here have been saying for a while :-) > > However, the Jpeg wasn't far behind. So my conclusion is that for serious > landscapes, portraits, macros, all 'considered' and studious pieces, I > will use RAW. OMG He's seen the light :-) Don't forget it's not just about exposure either, compensating for light fall off and CA is also best done during RAW conversion too. Also you will find that in images containing specular reflections the ability to fully control sharpening can reduce or even eliminate nasty high contrast edge aberrations and can also reduce the significance of purple/green blooms. You can always save a poor RAW conversion profile for your "street snaps" :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
