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cRAW vs RAW on R5

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Re: cRAW vs RAW on R5

Larry Rexley wrote:

Kameratrollet wrote:

The difference is in the shadows. I noticed it at ISO 100 when I inspected the optical black area (patches instead of noise). Lifting the shadows made it visible also in the active image.

With that said I do use craw most of the time, but for landscape shots I switch to raw.

This matches my findings as well, it's most apparent in the deep shadows.

I was a CRAW shooter exclusively with the M6ii, then started using DxO Deep Prime with extreme ISO shots (ISO 10,000 to 51,200). Due to detail loss in the shadows with CRAW, Deep Prime can't clean up deep shadow detail at high ISOs, or even with normal ISOs when pushed 2-4 EV. Results with RAW files are amazing... I am now exclusively a RAW shooter - however if you're not pushing the shadows, CRAW is just fine.

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I’m a full RAW shooter as well, and for the same reasons as you guys.  I shoot at high ISOs fairly regularly, and am pushing shadows a lot.  Results using RAW are better.

However there are indeed some compelling reasons to shoot CRAW (as have been mentioned), so each person must weigh the advantages and disadvantages, and how they might impact their own shooting and results.

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