Question on R6 & R6II double exposure

[CM-Photo]

Hello dears,

coming from 6DII and looking towards R6 or R6II.

I'm a pro photographer into concerts, theatre, religious ceremonies, portraits, ... no landscape, no sport - or very rarely ... some more personal artistic work.

Not a full time pro photographer but few small contracts every month which add some spinach to my butter

Question for those who already own or used a R6 :

When using the in camera double exposure, are photos recorded as jpg or raw ?

I'm speaking about the final image with 2 exposed pictures mixed together ...

thanks for your answers

 

[spec68]

On, R5, and I think all Canon cameras that have the feature, it supports JPEG, RAW, and CRAW. Also pretty sure it doesn't work on e-shutter. That said, why not compose the multiple exposure in post and have more control over the final image?

 

[CM-Photo]

On, R5, and I think all Canon cameras that have the feature, it supports JPEG, RAW, and CRAW. Also pretty sure it doesn't work on e-shutter. That said, why not compose the multiple exposure in post and have more control over the final image?

Hello,

on the 6DII it's only recorded as jpg, not as raw ...

I prefer to do it in camera, I'm really into photography and do as little post-prod as possible, I tend to consider that one should press the shutter only when all conditions are right : exposure as we want it to be, composition of the picture as we want it so we don't have to crop, white balance done, etc ...

might sound a bit pedantic but I really think that too much use of post processing software is not a photograph's practice ... when I share experience with other photographers, the main point for me is always : don't be a neurotic shutter practitioner, think your photo ahead so that you have no extra work after you pressed the shutter ... that's a kind of Zen photo approach which I really enjoy. And I have a good mastery on lightroom and photoshop, but just hate spending more time on those software than on preparing my shot.

Anyway, thanks for your answer, I'll check it again for the R6 (wether jpg or raw), and by the way there are very practical points to focus on, which enable you to do a very artistic double exposure on the spot without using any post prod software ... requires more time preparing the photo, but then you have the satisfaction of not spending time on your computer

have a nice day

 

[Alastair Norcross]

On, R5, and I think all Canon cameras that have the feature, it supports JPEG, RAW, and CRAW.

That's not true, I'm afraid. I have the R and the R7, and it works differently on each. With the R, you get the finished exposure in RAW (or CRAW). If you want to use an existing shot on the card as the first exposure, it also has to be RAW. With the R7, the finished shot is JPEG, even if you're shooting in RAW, and you can only use JPEGs as the basis for a double exposure with an existing shot (as opposed to taking both shots with the double exposure setting activated). I much prefer the implementation on the R.

Also pretty sure it doesn't work on e-shutter. That said, why not compose the multiple exposure in post and have more control over the final image?

 

[Sittatunga]

On, R5, and I think all Canon cameras that have the feature, it supports JPEG, RAW, and CRAW.

That's not true, I'm afraid. I have the R and the R7, and it works differently on each. With the R, you get the finished exposure in RAW (or CRAW). If you want to use an existing shot on the card as the first exposure, it also has to be RAW. With the R7, the finished shot is JPEG, even if you're shooting in RAW, and you can only use JPEGs as the basis for a double exposure with an existing shot (as opposed to taking both shots with the double exposure setting activated). I much prefer the implementation on the R.

Thanks Alastair, I'd never even bothered to look for that function on the R. It's just so much easier to compose the image in my own time on a relaxed evening than to do it on site with all the time pressure and the need to get it right first time. I get the Kodachrome approach of doing it all in camera with no subsequent processing, and the photojournalism standard of sooc jpegs to rule out fakery, but the Victorian / Ansel Adams approach of long hours in the darkroom dodging, burning and compositing has a much longer history.

Also pretty sure it doesn't work on e-shutter. That said, why not compose the multiple exposure in post and have more control over the final image?

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[Alastair Norcross]

On, R5, and I think all Canon cameras that have the feature, it supports JPEG, RAW, and CRAW.

That's not true, I'm afraid. I have the R and the R7, and it works differently on each. With the R, you get the finished exposure in RAW (or CRAW). If you want to use an existing shot on the card as the first exposure, it also has to be RAW. With the R7, the finished shot is JPEG, even if you're shooting in RAW, and you can only use JPEGs as the basis for a double exposure with an existing shot (as opposed to taking both shots with the double exposure setting activated). I much prefer the implementation on the R.

Thanks Alastair, I'd never even bothered to look for that function on the R. It's just so much easier to compose the image in my own time on a relaxed evening than to do it on site with all the time pressure and the need to get it right first time. I get the Kodachrome approach of doing it all in camera with no subsequent processing, and the photojournalism standard of sooc jpegs to rule out fakery, but the Victorian / Ansel Adams approach of long hours in the darkroom dodging, burning and compositing has a much longer history.

Also pretty sure it doesn't work on e-shutter. That said, why not compose the multiple exposure in post and have more control over the final image?