Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, With your 20D shooting RAW is really no problem in terms of speed. And if you wish, you can shoot both JPEG and RAW at the same time--that was you will have a JPEG image with all the auto settings applied and a RAW image to work on later, should it be necessary. One reason for shooting RAW is the flexibility it gives you. I just joined a stock agency and they require a minimum filesize of 48 MB. I can easily upsample my images in PS CS, but if I worked with JPEG, that would not be possible (or rather it would be possible to upsample that much but it would not meet their quality criteria). One of my favourite early digital shots is the image of the little boy in Copenhagen looking at a lingerie ad; I had the hardest time converting that image to B&W so it would decent as a print. How I wish I had shot RAW that day (it was during my first week with the 10D). I shoot only RAW now. Nathan Ted Grant wrote: > Now shooting RAW? > > I suppose my experience with shooting RAW on Digilux 2 was enough to put > a quick halt on shooting RAW! It was shoot one frame, wait a week, ( a > slight exaggeration) ;-) before you could shoot the next frame. :-) > > Tina and several others have been on my case to shoot in RAW now that > I'm playing with the 20D Canon. As it works extremely fast with no delay > unless you shoot multiple bursts. Not much of that these days. > > So I will make the effort to work in RAW mode and learn why it's better > under all circumstances. I just hope it doesn't entail more time in > front of the screen simply because my butt is getting out of shape as it > is without adding more... "CHAIR TIME!" ;-) :-) > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com