Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks again to Geoff and Tina and everyone else who explained the RAW advantages in a constructive way. You cleared the issue up for me. For the most part, I'm not a "hard news" shooter working on deadlines, so as I use the M8 more and more, I will definitely be shooting in DNG. The "throwing away your negative and working from a drugstore print" is a really effective metaphor, Tina! Thanks! Cheers, Craig NO ARCHIVE > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 09:27:59 +1000 > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W on M8.2... > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <36172e5a0905081627r339fd6b2s32b5397366aca5d at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Well that's part of the story but is not necessarily significant. > The BIG > difference is how much information the camera throws away at the > outset. You > can't get that back. If you want to extract the most information > from the > M8, DNG is the only choice. That may not be important for some > purposes > certainly. > But remember that Craig's original question was asking about > advantages and > disadvantages of shooting DNG vs. jpg. > Craig has explained that his pro friends use jpg and it suits their > purposes > fine. No reason to doubt that. It doesn't invalidate the technical > differences though.It just says that those aren't a priority for the > way > they work. > Having said that I don't think that the M8 implements jpg especially > well > compared to the mainstream cameras (which those pros are undoubtedly > using). > Having said that I don't think that the M8 implements jpg especially > well > compared to the mainstream cameras (which those pros are undoubtedly > using). I still cannot understand shooting jpegs under any circumstances. DNG doesn't take that much longer - infinitesimal parts of a second. Shooting jpeg you are throwing away your negative and working from a drugstore print. Can't understand that at all!! Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com