From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Doubtless if I shot RAW all the time I would have the ability to get the
very best out of each and every frame. The truth is I don't have the
time to spare sat in front of the Mac. I spend too much of it here as it
is! I'm sorting stuff out on one and emailing on the other, or off out
working. Computer time will diminish markedly from mid December as I get
going on our house.
The reason I shoot jpegs is simple. I shot the same scene RAW and large/
fine jpeg. I put both through PS and printed each at A3. I compared the
prints and there was not a damn bit of difference between them. My end
result is printing, so that was that.
If I were shooting for a magazine I'd undoubtedly shoot RAW. I'm not!
The camera does a great job of exposure and if the jpeg is that bad I'll
pass. Besides, I like contrasty lighting setups ;-)
>
>You continue shooting jpegs, I'll continue shooting raw. That way we
>will both be happy <grin>.
It also has to do with the business you're in doesn't it? I shoot RAW all
the time now, and it is very time consuming, as a RAW workflow cannot
automatically deliver the best for each individual shot. The learning curve
is steep and time consuming with lots of trial and error. Luckily, only a
small percentage of my shots are worth bringing into CS2 proper, so it's not
too big of a hit. ;-)
For a person whose daily job is photojournalism, it's quite easy to see
where .jpg has a huge advantage.
Tom C.
