Raw
May 5, 2015 15:18:41 #
Besides using more space on a memory card what other benefits are there when shooting Raw?
May 5, 2015 15:20:57 #
May 5, 2015 15:26:17 #
gravedigger611 wrote:
Besides using more space on a memory card what other benefits are there when shooting Raw?
Biggest benefit to me... I decide what data to throw away instead of some programmer at Nikon/Canon/Sony/ETC.
And with raw processing, you can more often then not save the unsaveable JPG. because you have more lattitude in adjustments and more detail in shadows
May 5, 2015 15:55:26 #
gravedigger611 wrote:
Besides using more space on a memory card what other benefits are there when shooting Raw?
Post processing.
May 5, 2015 16:02:40 #
May 5, 2015 16:15:51 #
Rongnongno wrote:
If you have to ask you did not do any research...
I guess this won't be the first person to give me a crappy answer all I ways trying to do is get everyone's opinion on the subject you just made seem like I am to stupid to look up stuff myself
May 5, 2015 16:26:12 #
gravedigger611 wrote:
I guess this won't be the first person to give me a crappy answer all I ways trying to do is get everyone's opinion on the subject you just made seem like I am to stupid to look up stuff myself
You should do some basic research to even know how to phrase a legitimate question.
May 5, 2015 16:34:49 #
May 5, 2015 16:40:33 #
Raw and Jpeg arguments are longer and more convoluted than Canon V Nikon arguments !There really is a lot on this site to look at via search. Nobody is right or wrong so you will be hard pushed to make a decision based on people's preferences.
It is merely another 'capability' that you may or may not want to use.
I do, I'm biased and I'm trying not to be rude....
Have fun
It is merely another 'capability' that you may or may not want to use.
I do, I'm biased and I'm trying not to be rude....
Have fun
May 5, 2015 16:40:50 #
gravedigger611 wrote:
Besides using more space on a memory card what other benefits are there when shooting Raw?
As others have said, it is a fuller data source for post processing. If you are happy with the jpegs you are getting and have minimal interest in post processing to customize the look of your photos, then jpeg should be fine. If you're fascinated with post processing or have an artistic inclination to see what you can make of an image, then raw is the better choice because of its flexibility.
While you're experimenting and researching, you could shoot in raw+jpeg and later discard the one you don't want. That's a pretty good way to learn raw processing anyway - use the jpeg as a model and learn how to PP your raw shot to get it to look like the jpeg, then figure out what you don't like about the jpeg and which settings in the PP program you should change to resolve that. Raw files are of necessity pretty bland so they require processing (by you, by camera, by software presets) to look good .
Don't worry about which is "best" because "best" differs based on the user's needs, intents and preferences
May 5, 2015 16:56:28 #
[quote=Kmgw9v]You should do some basic research to even know how to phrase a legitimate question.[/quote you didn't have to post anything you could've just ignored the question and moved on or is that just your nature to be an a
May 5, 2015 17:19:50 #
Its a tough crowd.
Shooting raw has its advantages in PP. Why spend all that money on equipment and then throw pixels away?
Shooting raw has its advantages in PP. Why spend all that money on equipment and then throw pixels away?
May 5, 2015 17:24:23 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Biggest benefit to me... I decide what data to throw away instead of some programmer at Nikon/Canon/Sony/ETC.
And with raw processing, you can more often then not save the unsaveable JPG. because you have more lattitude in adjustments and more detail in shadows
And with raw processing, you can more often then not save the unsaveable JPG. because you have more lattitude in adjustments and more detail in shadows
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May 5, 2015 17:37:26 #
Thank you to everyone with there positive opinions and comments... And for the negative people out there I am saluting you..... With my middle finger!!
May 5, 2015 18:13:44 #
minniev wrote:
As others have said, it is a fuller data source fo... (show quote)
I agree. Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, shoot RAW. As has been said, afterwards you can always hit the delete button.
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