Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Craig Semetko offered: Subject: [Leica] B&W on M8.2... >>>It's curious, though, as I have a couple friends who are pretty accomplished professional photographers who don't bother with RAW as they say it is extra work for little or no discernible difference from jpegs. Obviously that is not the consensus of the group here--I will give DNG a try.<<<<<< Hi Craig, A note from experience. :-) When I started digital and shot only in JPEG I thought everything was fantastic. However Tina was on my case about shooting in RAW. I tried it and stopped several times. However thanks to our Lady of the LUG, Tina finally convinced me to work only in RAW or DNG format! There isn't any question, you can and will produce far better final images than you ever could in JPEG. Best thing? You'll always or should have the original image you shot just as though it were an original film negative or slide. Yep I don't doubt for one second your "professional photographer" acquaintances will poo-poo this. However that's their choice of course. Unfortunately I did that every time she got on my case. That was until I learned that if one is a pro and producing income earning photography you need to work in RAW or DNG. And that .. who don't bother with RAW as they say it is extra work for little or no discernible difference from jpegs.<<< They're wrong!!! Oh and just in case they might think I'm one of the amateurs out here in never never land? I've been a professional photographer for 60 years and still am. And still learning every day! That little bit just in case their rebuttal might be different. :-) :-) Cheers, ted