On Apr 7, 2006, at 12:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Why is it necessary to push a comparison with your 6x7 camera?
Because I have it and I use it for the majority of my work. We are not
talking about anyone but me here -- I have not said that "no one should
shoot RAW and everyone should shoot 67" because it is impractical for
many people.
Is it not enough that if you want to exploit your DSLR to the best of
its
capabilities, you should experiment with RAW format?
Oh, sure. However, I am not about to interrupt a massively
time-constrained scenario to fiddle around with batch processing
800-odd RAW files before uploading them all -- I do not have the extra
time. And I don't need the extra range because the lighting is not
changing -- I either got it right or I didn't, and I can see on the
histogram which it was.
I disagree with you on several counts here, but I respect your
preference for the 6x7. Whether it is better or worse than the DSLR
was not the point at all. It was unnecessary to engage into another
foolish comparison debate.
Oh, you're right then. I'm an idiot for not shooting RAW. Stupid me,
I should always shoot RAW, regardless of my situation or what I'm using
the camera for. I see the light now. Speed is definitely no longer an
issue for me!
The time you spend working in-camera JPEG processing settings and
exposure bracketing to get everything correct for every scene type is
greater than the time it takes to process RAW format files, once you
understand what you're doing, and you have more options with RAW
format. That's all I was saying.
Not true. How long does it take, per file, to process these RAW files
on my G4 dual 867? How long to process 800 of them?
I don't bracket. I take good meter readings, I shoot, I check the
histogram and then we're locked in for the night.
If you don't want to get what you paid for out of your DSLR, that's
your choice. To me, it's a waste.
I paid for speed of turnaround. If I shoot RAW, I have lost that
speed. So, if I shoot RAW, I am not getting what I paid for out of my
DSLR. Get it?
Why is it that people insist they know better than I do what I'm
shooting and what the best tool in my arsenal is for that job?
-Aaron
