Bryan Carnathan
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Unless I don't care about the quality of the finished image, then fine .jpg.
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raw or jpg poll
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Russell Stewart
Senior Member
If I need speed I shoot Fine JPG. RAW takes way too long to clear the buffer and makes motor sport impossible.
If I am shooting large amounts I shoot Fine JPG. Coming home with 500 RAW images after 1 days event photography makes for a post processing nightmare.
If I am shooting a landscape or studio product shot where neither of the above apply, I shoot RAW.... this gives me the best possible control and quality.
Having said that, I regularly print at 20x30 inches from JPG and RAW and you would have to look with a Lupe magnifier to see any difference. In both cases the images look AMAZING!! Heaps better than 35mm!!
Russell
If I am shooting large amounts I shoot Fine JPG. Coming home with 500 RAW images after 1 days event photography makes for a post processing nightmare.
If I am shooting a landscape or studio product shot where neither of the above apply, I shoot RAW.... this gives me the best possible control and quality.
Having said that, I regularly print at 20x30 inches from JPG and RAW and you would have to look with a Lupe magnifier to see any difference. In both cases the images look AMAZING!! Heaps better than 35mm!!
Russell
Forrest41926
Forum Pro
It depends on the situation, the lighting, and how good I think the photo I'm about to take will be...
For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
Ian57325
Well-known member
Dear impatient whiny child,
only joking James,
I'm with you on the jpegs, I really dont get any benefit from decoding the raw images, and if say you shoot 400 images like i did last sunday, I wouldnt have the time (or the patience) to review them. SO it would detract from my hobby.
IanF
D60
only joking James,
I'm with you on the jpegs, I really dont get any benefit from decoding the raw images, and if say you shoot 400 images like i did last sunday, I wouldnt have the time (or the patience) to review them. SO it would detract from my hobby.
--On the other hand, it seems like all the serious canon
photographers (Fred Miranda, Michael Reichman, etc) use RAW and
convert to Linear tiffs. And their images are absolutely amazing.
One thing that really bugs me is that I thought I had one of the
best computers for multimedia and photography (an apple G4 800mhz)
but when it comes to decoding raw files it is really slow. And
canon software is like the most inefficient piece of cr*p. There
arent any nifty programs like Breezebrowser for the mac, at least
not any that I know of.
do i have a point, or am i just an impatient whiny child?
james
--This is a new one I never heard of, maybe there are many like you
with this problem and I am ignorant of it, which is probably correct.
You shoot in JPG because you PC, sorry Apple is slow? So is
the question if I have a slow computer do I shoot in JPG? If you
have a slow PC, I mean Apple, do you shoot with smaller JPG files?
The quality of those once in a life time photos are not dependent
on the camera or/and lens used by the photographer but the computer
that process them. I would say time for you to save for a
new computer.
RAW always for me.
Bill
IanF
D60
Dennis Lathem49692
Senior Member
--For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
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Kurt Nagahiro
Member
For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
GreenArcher
Forum Enthusiast
I shoot raw except for fast sports shots where I switch to JPG.
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GreenArcher
(amateur hiker/landscape photographer)
Canon Elan 7e, 420ex, st-e2
Canon 24 f2.8, 50 f1.8, 100 f2.8 usm macro, 70-200 f4
Yashica T4 Super, Canon A50 digital, Sony DCR-TRV900
Gitzo G1128, Acratech Ultimate Ballhead
Hi-Ti 630PS printer
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New D30 Owner(5/29/2002)
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GreenArcher
(amateur hiker/landscape photographer)
Canon Elan 7e, 420ex, st-e2
Canon 24 f2.8, 50 f1.8, 100 f2.8 usm macro, 70-200 f4
Yashica T4 Super, Canon A50 digital, Sony DCR-TRV900
Gitzo G1128, Acratech Ultimate Ballhead
Hi-Ti 630PS printer
----------------------------
New D30 Owner(5/29/2002)
J
John Mason
Guest
--For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
John Mason - Lafayette, IN
Mike Orth
Well-known member
I shoot RAW most of the time. Like others have mentioned, JPG comes in handy for fast moving subjects since you can fire off more shots before the buffer fills up.
As for print quality. I have found this to be highly dependent on the subject. In test shots I've done, RAW is better for subjects with alot of fine detail. JPG compression turns some details into fuzzy blobs. The RAW output has detail in the same areas. Period, end of story.
Tools like Breeze Browser have made dealing with RAW files very easy, so that's not an issue. I only convert those shots that I want to print or put on the web. The rest of the keepers are put on CD-R for future use.
HTH,
Mike
As for print quality. I have found this to be highly dependent on the subject. In test shots I've done, RAW is better for subjects with alot of fine detail. JPG compression turns some details into fuzzy blobs. The RAW output has detail in the same areas. Period, end of story.
Tools like Breeze Browser have made dealing with RAW files very easy, so that's not an issue. I only convert those shots that I want to print or put on the web. The rest of the keepers are put on CD-R for future use.
HTH,
Mike
For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
Ken Phillips
Forum Pro
--For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
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Dave Knadler
Guest
----For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
John Mason - Lafayette, IN
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Jon Meddings
Leading Member
Can't beat the quality and the option to change exposure/white balance or extraction options now or at any time in the future when new techniques evolve...
Skip Wilson
Active member
For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
jonlg
Senior Member
Like having your cake and eating it!
John
Nothing to say...............................
John
--For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
Nothing to say...............................
W
William C
Guest
I can see the differnce when shooting photos at night. RAW
is cleaner than JPG to me.
Bill
is cleaner than JPG to me.
Bill
On the other hand, it seems like all the serious canon
photographers (Fred Miranda, Michael Reichman, etc) use RAW and
convert to Linear tiffs. And their images are absolutely amazing.
One thing that really bugs me is that I thought I had one of the
best computers for multimedia and photography (an apple G4 800mhz)
but when it comes to decoding raw files it is really slow. And
canon software is like the most inefficient piece of cr*p. There
arent any nifty programs like Breezebrowser for the mac, at least
not any that I know of.
do i have a point, or am i just an impatient whiny child?
james
--This is a new one I never heard of, maybe there are many like you
with this problem and I am ignorant of it, which is probably correct.
You shoot in JPG because you PC, sorry Apple is slow? So is
the question if I have a slow computer do I shoot in JPG? If you
have a slow PC, I mean Apple, do you shoot with smaller JPG files?
The quality of those once in a life time photos are not dependent
on the camera or/and lens used by the photographer but the computer
that process them. I would say time for you to save for a
new computer.
RAW always for me.
Bill
Don Schultz43010
Senior Member
Always shoot RAW and save the quality you like. Convert those you
want to print or display to TIF or JPG and store the rest the same
as you'd store a negative. RAW files are a little larger but get a
CD or even better a DVD burner and archive the files and keep in a
safe place.
Steve
For people shooting with the D30 or D60, I'm curious as to whether
you shoot in RAW or JPG. I know the advantages of RAW, but for me
on my "slow" G4 it just doesnt seem practical.
Just want to get a sense of what other people prefer.
thanx
james
J
jim kelly
Guest
I use jpg since I have not ventured into the world of RAW yet. One day I will but for now I haven't. If I were selling my images for a decent price I certainly would use the all the best settings including RAW. For now I'll keep shooting my smallish jpg's.
Jim
Jim
Greg M
Senior Member
You never know when you'll need that RAW file. To those who can't see a difference between a jpeg and a RAW shot it's got to do with being able to fix an awesome shot that otherwise would be lost.
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