RAW
May 9, 2018 06:30:31 #
LarryFitz
Loc: Beacon NY
I have had my EOS T6 since Dec 2016. Started shooting auto plus jpg. Quickly switched to av mode. In August I found UHH. That caused me to start shooting Raw plus jpg. Yesterday,I switch the camera to raw only. Thanks to everyone on uhh who provided good information an insights.
May 9, 2018 06:55:50 #
May 9, 2018 07:33:43 #
May 9, 2018 08:28:32 #
Great story. Just wish I had evolved as fast as you did. It took me several years.
May 9, 2018 15:42:46 #
I find having the jpg handy for when using the OS 'file explorer' rather than the PP programme to hunt down a picture. Having 'two' of everything isn't an issue for me as I delete those I instantly dislike on download, and, others I no longer want quite regularly. However each to their own.
May 9, 2018 17:37:31 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
We have another believer. 
Geesus, shooting raw is not a cult activity - nothing to "believe" in which implies a leap of faith of some sort. The benefits of shooting raw are extremely well documented and certainly easy enough to see. Of course, there will be some who choose to remain crippled by their cognitive dissonance and not give any credence to even their own eyesight - and still continue to shoot jpegs because somehow they are either better or good enough. SMH . . .
May 10, 2018 06:29:36 #
May 10, 2018 07:06:27 #
Gene51 wrote:
Geesus, shooting raw is not a cult activity - nothing to "believe" in which implies a leap of faith of some sort. The benefits of shooting raw are extremely well documented and certainly easy enough to see. Of course, there will be some who choose to remain crippled by their cognitive dissonance and not give any credence to even their own eyesight - and still continue to shoot jpegs because somehow they are either better or good enough. SMH . . .
May 10, 2018 07:08:20 #
Gene51 wrote:
Geesus, shooting raw is not a cult activity - nothing to "believe" in which implies a leap of faith of some sort. The benefits of shooting raw are extremely well documented and certainly easy enough to see. Of course, there will be some who choose to remain crippled by their cognitive dissonance and not give any credence to even their own eyesight - and still continue to shoot jpegs because somehow they are either better or good enough. SMH . . .
So what you're saying is that although shooting raw is not a cult activity, shooting jpegs is?
May 10, 2018 07:49:56 #
LarryFitz wrote:
I have had my EOS T6 since Dec 2016. Started shooting auto plus jpg. Quickly switched to av mode. In August I found UHH. That caused me to start shooting Raw plus jpg. Yesterday,I switch the camera to raw only. Thanks to everyone on uhh who provided good information an insights.
This means you also mastered one or more editing tools! Now you get to tell your story and not the in camera's convert to jpg!!!
May 10, 2018 08:11:10 #
JeffL
Loc: New Jersey
If I’m shooting snapshots at a family gathering or other event where the subjects are more important than the quality of the photos, i’ll shoot jpg’s. If i’m on a photo trip to capture landscapes, wildlife, or a major event (like an air show) i’ll shoot raw+jpg. If the shot is meh, with no redeeming qualities, i’ll keep the jpg just to remember that moment. If, on the other hand, I can improve it with pp, i’ll Keep the raw.
May 10, 2018 08:16:20 #
Amen, Hallelujah and a Boom Skalaka? Another convert!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGS_Crvpw-k
--Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGS_Crvpw-k
--Bob
Jim-Pops wrote:
We have another believer.
May 10, 2018 08:20:01 #
I used to shoot raw+jpg but eventually I switched to raw only. That forces me to put all the shots into LR, where they get keywords, no matter if they're great or meh. That way I can find them again. (If they're really awful I can delete them from within LR).
This approach saves me a little work switching modes back and forth (which at my age opens the door for setting errors). It takes a bit more work to add keywords but that is worth it in the end.
This approach saves me a little work switching modes back and forth (which at my age opens the door for setting errors). It takes a bit more work to add keywords but that is worth it in the end.
May 10, 2018 08:34:49 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
Gene51 wrote:
Geesus, shooting raw is not a cult activity - nothing to "believe" in which implies a leap of faith of some sort. The benefits of shooting raw are extremely well documented and certainly easy enough to see. Of course, there will be some who choose to remain crippled by their cognitive dissonance and not give any credence to even their own eyesight - and still continue to shoot jpegs because somehow they are either better or good enough. SMH . . .
A perfect example of RAW snobbery. The reality is that unless you are post processing to create something way different than the original file there is plenty of room in a jpeg file to post process to create an accurate rendition of what you photographed. Many Fuji X users have stopped shooting RAW because the jpegs are so good.
May 10, 2018 08:55:25 #
wds0410
Loc: Nunya
leftj wrote:
A perfect example of RAW snobbery. The reality is that unless you are post processing to create something way different than the original file there is plenty of room in a jpeg file to post process to create an accurate rendition of what you photographed. Many Fuji X users have stopped shooting RAW because the jpegs are so good.
I also picked up on the condescending nature of the post.
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