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Do you shoot Raw or Jpeg?
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Ok, I’m just curious to see how many of us shoot raw or jpeg?
I know some people shoot both but I’m just interested in what you shoot most of the time.
I think it would be interesting to do this poll now and maybe next year to see the difference.There is no option for both.
Canon EOS 350d – RAW and JPEG
Raw = Ones i modify
JPEG = Straight to backup, never touched or openedJPEG…
because I dont have the time to convert from RAW!
I would prefer to shoot RAW and have a bit more fun with it, but for the above reason just can’t do it!
byrne5012 wrote:
There is no option for both.
Canon EOS 350d – RAW and JPEG
Raw = Ones i modify
JPEG = Straight to backup, never touched or openedGraham,
Most of us that use Raw would eventually handle a Jpg file whether it be processed by the camera or the raw converter afterward so in your case I would classify you as Raw. :wink:
Just to clarify:
The raw option I would apply to those that capture in raw mode and then use the raw file for final image purposes, whether a jpg file is involved or not (whether for archiving or printing etc.) :wink:
The jpg option for those that record in jpg only.Just finished wading through a similar debate on another forum… my head hurts! lol
For me, RAW all the way – I don’t see why I would want to throw away information intentionally – I’d rather make a choice what to throw away.
Tim
RAW. I want total control over the image. I only generate a JPEG for web sharing or if I’m sending a picture off to be printed.
I can understand how some pros who need instant turnaround shoot JPEG. I’ve read that many sports/journo shooters do this.
Well I’d have to say up to now I’ve mainly shot Jpeg. But I have been experimenting with Raw and liked what I could achieve..so now that I’ve gone DSLR I’ll be making a concerted effort to go the whole hog :D
Yup ! What Tim said ;)
…For me, RAW all the way – I don’t see why I would want to throw away information intentionally – I’d rather make a choice what to throw away.
TimL
Raw, (NEF, compressed) Filling up hard drives at a hell of a rate-
I believe Canon don’t allow compression of their Raw files,
they must get huge-j
Great to see a trend appearing already! :lol:
I shoot raw all the time on the camera on its own without jpg and only my raw files get archived.
I am very much a minimalist in terms of postprocessing (I’m no good at it anyway :cry: )
If I want to print I will pull out the raw file and convert to jpg do a very small bit of work on it and print and then discard the jpg. I guess one of the reasons for this is to save HD space. I have to say that the quality that I am getting from my raw converter now (DPP) is better than what I could have got say a year ago or more so in my opinion its very important for me to hold onto the raw file as who knows what developments there may be in the raw converter field down the road.I know raw can be a daunting task in the beginning. Raw converters sometimes dont have the most intuitive interface and lets face it raw files are BIG but the rewards are well worth it in the end.
jb7 wrote:
I believe Canon don’t allow compression of their Raw files,
they must get huge-
jOn the contrary, Canon do compress raw files using lossless compression.
That being said maybe their files are still bigger than other brands.
Does anyone know if Nikon use lossy or lossless compression?jb7 wrote:
Is there a reason why people are printing from jpeg?
Slight correction to my post:
Sometimes I print from jpeg, sometimes directly from DPP depending on whether DPP will do the full job for me on that particular print or not. :oops:Lossless, apparently-
I’ve read a lot on other forums,
and everyone seems to use the compressed NEF
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