RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

I’m not familiar with those files, and will have to check them out. I use digital mostly for experimenting and am always willing to learn something new.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

I shoot jpeg all the time and have never shot raw. For my needs that is all I need. It works for me.

Dennis

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

No problem. Shoot what works for you.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

That is exactly what I do. I have never felt the need to go along with what others are doing even if what they do works for them. My thinking is only to have it work for me.

Dennis

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I shot only jpeg for the first 3 years after I got my first DSLR. I then shot jpeg + raw for a couple of years before I switched to 100% raw around 6 years ago. Everybody needs to find their own path to getting satisfactory results from their photography.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

True.

Dennis

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

RAW vs JPEG is a very polarizing subject here in Hog. Many who advocate shooting RAW look down on those who shoot JPEG. Those who shoot only JPEG are mostly confused asking why RAW since JPEG fits their needs. Then there are those who know both sides of the coin and either tries to bridge the situation (sometimes getting called a liar & a fool) or just shut up and watch the show.

The reality is that there are different tools, needs, knowledge and skills. And since photography is to a certain degree a self expression, If you are happy with what you have, why ask for more?

No printer in the world can produce what the camera captures. However it goes, all files gets compressed to the same color-data capacity of modern JPEG files prior to printing.

A typical raw user flow:
(Camera settings-Capture)->RAW->(camera settings-Save)->RAW->(RAW converter-Lightroom etc. conversion/compression)->TIFF,JPEG, etc.(save & Share)->PRINT

A typical JPEG user flow:
(Camera settings-Capture)->RAW->(camera settings-Conversion/compression-Save)->JPEG/TIFF->SHARE/PRINT

or:
(Camera settings-Capture)->RAW->(camera settings-Conversion/compression-Save)->JPEG/TIFF->(Editor-Photoshop, Lightroom etc.)->TIFF,JPEG, etc.(save & Share)->PRINT

Whats the difference?
Raw files can not be printed or shared and expect to show good image. RAW users need to process RAW files manually before sharing or printing. If they rely on auto settings, They are no better than those who use the camera to convert the files.
They work on uncompressed files, more forgiving for mistakes & exposure error. Suited to tricky lighting conditions and fast computer.

JPEG users output JPEG SOOC final files. Must shoot accurately. Less forgiving of mistakes and if edited will work on less data/smaller files (depending on settings). Better flow for slower computers. Must use multiple exposures for tricky lighting conditions.

fstoprookie Loc: Central Valley of California

You know I started with a Nikon D50 way back when. I ONLY shot jpeg and thought I would never change to Raw file format. Why, I was happy with what I got shooting jpeg. Then one day I figured I'd shoot Raw just to see what the file format would let me do in APERTURE (an APPLE photo program) low and be hold, I could make adjustments in a nondestructive file and not loose any pixel count. That was a revelation to me. I was disappointed from that point on with the post processing in jpeg vs RAW. If you are wondering about the difference, try shooting in jpeg plus Raw. It'll take up a little more room, however you might see that you can do a lot more with a RAW file and not effect it's size (except for cropping)

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

BigDaddy wrote:
Huh. Thats why I like .PSD, .ACDC and .AFPHOTO Files. Plus they save your edits.

.PSD files are Photo Shop Development files. They are proprietary, lossless and preserve edits. You can always reopen a .PSD file and continue editing the file. You can also save the file anytime in any format you wish, usually jpg but all other common formats as well.

For example, if you have a Photo.jpg and edit it with PS, you can save it as a .psd file, which is lossless and saves your edits. You now have 2 files, Photo.jpg and Photo.psd. You could also save your edited file as a jpg, and would normally add to it's name to preserve the original jpg... Photo_1.jpg.

.acdc files and .afphoto files are exactly the same, except they are proprietary to ACDSee and AffinityPhoto editors. I used the term proprietary a bit loosely because both ACDSee and Affinity can use PSD files to some extent, and a lot of viewers can view .psd files.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Looks like I have an excuse to shoot more digital! Thanks, appreciate it.

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Grahame Loc: Fiji

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