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Is an upgrade from Lumix G3 viable for a noob photograhper?

Started Jun 4, 2015 | Discussions thread
Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
Upgrade your skills using raw
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krj38 wrote:

JPEG, only. And, admittedly, for most of my travel photography, I don't even utilise the 16mpix, shooting in medium resolution to save hard disk space. During the holiday break, I might look into RAW with the more 'artistic' shots. But I feel that it requires much effort, to learn how to handle RAW files, that is. And now I can't get distracted with it. The boosted dynamic range on the newer models is also an allure.

If you just shoot jpegs then I say forget about new cameras. The single biggest upgrade you could do is to upgrade your skills. Shoot raw and learn how to process them and you will see much more of an upgrade than getting a new body and continuing to shoot jpeg. A new body with slightly more DR will not even show much of that increased DR if you shoot jpeg.

A not as good alternative, but better than just using out of camera jpegs is to shoot jpegs, but adjust the camera to minimum contrast and minimum sharpening. Then post-process the jpegs and you will get better results.

If you really just want new gear rather than improving your results then go ahead, of course. It is your money!

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