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Revisit RAW download to LR
Jan 20, 2019 13:09:55   #
crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California
 
I posted a question about downloading only RAW files. I shoot both RAW and JPEG in card 1 and also in card 2 for backup purposes. The JPEGs are for transferring to an iPhone and sharing while the RAW images are post-processed in LR Classic. There were several useful suggestions.

I'll try a different approach - record only RAW on card 1, record both RAW and JPEG on card 2. I'll be able to download only RAW to LR while having a backup on card 2. I'll need to shift to card 2 for image sharing but that's not too cumbersome.

I'll try this configuration for a while.

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Jan 20, 2019 13:13:58   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
crphoto8 wrote:
I posted a question about downloading only RAW files. I shoot both RAW and JPEG in card 1 and also in card 2 for backup purposes. The JPEGs are for transferring to an iPhone and sharing while the RAW images are post-processed in LR Classic. There were several useful suggestions.

I'll try a different approach - record only RAW on card 1, record both RAW and JPEG on card 2. I'll be able to download only RAW to LR while having a backup on card 2. I'll need to shift to card 2 for image sharing but that's not too cumbersome.

I'll try this configuration for a while.
I posted a question about downloading only RAW fil... (show quote)


Seems very complicated but if it works for you then that is all that matters.

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Jan 20, 2019 13:25:50   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
JD750 wrote:
Seems very complicated but if it works for you then that is all that matters.

Agreed.

IF I had two cards in the camera, I would have the second as over-flow. (So used to one card.)
I transfer RAW+JPEG to the same location on the hard drive at the same time, with further dissemination as needed.

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Jan 20, 2019 13:28:19   #
brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky
 
crphoto8 wrote:
I posted a question about downloading only RAW files. I shoot both RAW and JPEG in card 1 and also in card 2 for backup purposes. The JPEGs are for transferring to an iPhone and sharing while the RAW images are post-processed in LR Classic. There were several useful suggestions.

I'll try a different approach - record only RAW on card 1, record both RAW and JPEG on card 2. I'll be able to download only RAW to LR while having a backup on card 2. I'll need to shift to card 2 for image sharing but that's not too cumbersome.

I'll try this configuration for a while.
I posted a question about downloading only RAW fil... (show quote)


I learned long ago not to be critical of the way other folks do things. Your method will work, but I would like to give you food for thought.

It's a quick process to export an image (or several) from LR to a JPG. Have you considered just shooting raw? Here's why I don't include shooting of a JPG. That JPG was processed by the camera and it's gonna look quite different from the eventual JPG I get from processing the raw image. Maybe it's just because I'm anal, but I don't want two different versions of the same image floating around. And I certainly don't want two versions of it to maintain in LR.

As I say . . . food for thought.

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Jan 20, 2019 13:36:34   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
brucewells wrote:
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way other folks do things. Your method will work, but I would like to give you food for thought.

It's a quick process to export an image (or several) from LR to a JPG. Have you considered just shooting raw? Here's why I don't include shooting of a JPG. That JPG was processed by the camera and it's gonna look quite different from the eventual JPG I get from processing the raw image. Maybe it's just because I'm anal, but I don't want two different versions of the same image floating around. And I certainly don't want two versions of it to maintain in LR.

As I say . . . food for thought.
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way o... (show quote)

Spot on - shoot in RAW, import into LR, export JPG's as needed from LR.

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Jan 20, 2019 23:28:42   #
AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
 
brucewells wrote:
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way other folks do things. Your method will work, but I would like to give you food for thought.

It's a quick process to export an image (or several) from LR to a JPG. Have you considered just shooting raw? Here's why I don't include shooting of a JPG. That JPG was processed by the camera and it's gonna look quite different from the eventual JPG I get from processing the raw image. Maybe it's just because I'm anal, but I don't want two different versions of the same image floating around. And I certainly don't want two versions of it to maintain in LR.

As I say . . . food for thought.
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way o... (show quote)




This works for me. I've never seen the logic behind shooting separate JPEG images, unless you're a professional journalist to whom time is the most important factor. But hey, whatever works best for you...

Andy

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Jan 21, 2019 08:37:56   #
mborn Loc: Massachusetts
 
brucewells wrote:
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way other folks do things. Your method will work, but I would like to give you food for thought.

It's a quick process to export an image (or several) from LR to a JPG. Have you considered just shooting raw? Here's why I don't include shooting of a JPG. That JPG was processed by the camera and it's gonna look quite different from the eventual JPG I get from processing the raw image. Maybe it's just because I'm anal, but I don't want two different versions of the same image floating around. And I certainly don't want two versions of it to maintain in LR.

As I say . . . food for thought.
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way o... (show quote)


I Agree!

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Jan 21, 2019 09:06:47   #
rond-photography Loc: Connecticut
 
crphoto8 wrote:
I posted a question about downloading only RAW files. I shoot both RAW and JPEG in card 1 and also in card 2 for backup purposes. The JPEGs are for transferring to an iPhone and sharing while the RAW images are post-processed in LR Classic. There were several useful suggestions.

I'll try a different approach - record only RAW on card 1, record both RAW and JPEG on card 2. I'll be able to download only RAW to LR while having a backup on card 2. I'll need to shift to card 2 for image sharing but that's not too cumbersome.

I'll try this configuration for a while.
I posted a question about downloading only RAW fil... (show quote)


Another possibility is to only share the ones that are worth sharing. Download raw; process; export to jpeg if worth doing; copy those processed jpegs to the I phone.

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Jan 21, 2019 11:34:07   #
markinvictoria Loc: Victoria TX
 
Making the switch to my first DSLR several years ago...a Nikon D50...and trying raw...I shot raw plus jpeg one time. I haven't shot a jpeg since.

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Jan 21, 2019 13:24:57   #
crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California
 
brucewells wrote:
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way other folks do things. Your method will work, but I would like to give you food for thought.

It's a quick process to export an image (or several) from LR to a JPG. Have you considered just shooting raw? Here's why I don't include shooting of a JPG. That JPG was processed by the camera and it's gonna look quite different from the eventual JPG I get from processing the raw image. Maybe it's just because I'm anal, but I don't want two different versions of the same image floating around. And I certainly don't want two versions of it to maintain in LR.

As I say . . . food for thought.
I learned long ago not to be critical of the way o... (show quote)


Thanks for the comments. Here's why I shoot the way I described. I travel frequently with a group of people shooting lots of images with an Olympus EM1-Mk2. I transfer daily some (not all) JPEGs to my iPhone and share them with my co-travelers and with my wife (she's home and can see the images on her iPhone). I used to share some images every day with family and friends in my FaceBook account but I closed it recently due to privacy concerns. I download the images to my PC via LR Classic when I get back home, post-process the RAW files, create smart collections of the better images, export to Google Photos and share them with my co-travelers.

Thanks again for the comments and suggestions. We have different needs and methods. What works for me may not work for other folks but it always useful to share ideas.

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Jan 21, 2019 14:37:53   #
brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky
 
crphoto8 wrote:
. . . in my FaceBook account but I closed it recently due to privacy concerns. Thanks again for the comments and suggestions. We have different needs and methods. What works for me may not work for other folks but it always useful to share ideas.


Smart man!! I closed (deleted) my FB account 2-3 years ago for the same reason. And, sharing of ideas is the primary purpose of this site. :-) You'll iron it out. Good luck.

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