Only RAW?
Dec 10, 2019 16:16:07 #
Malco wrote:
It's an issue if you shoot sports
I've shot sports and uploaded my processed files 60 mins after the end of the event. If the need it faster, they can find another photographer.
Dec 10, 2019 17:06:26 #
Dec 10, 2019 17:46:58 #
Of course there are classes of Raw things I enjoy processing - just not the photographic kind.
Dec 10, 2019 18:14:04 #
Just starting. Shot RAW on vacation in August in Colorado.
The wildlife shots are incredible.
The wildlife shots are incredible.
Dec 10, 2019 18:54:13 #
Dec 10, 2019 19:30:10 #
I shoot RAW only most of the time. If I am on vacation, or at an event and want to post a photo on social media or send it to someone, I shoot RAW AND small jpeg that I can transfer to my phone via bluetooth (Oly shooter here.) But, when I get home, I delete all the small jpegs.
Dec 10, 2019 19:33:57 #
I purchased a Nikon D700 on Jan 20, 2010. I've shot RAW exclusively since Jan. 22, 2010. I've since upgraded to D800e and D850. Neither of those have ever captured anything but RAW files since I've had them. The advantages far outweigh the small disadvantage of not shooting RAW exclusively. I see no disadvantage at all.
--Bob
--Bob
rtryan wrote:
Anyone shoot only RAW? I find as I shoot more and then go to edit and create catalog or a book of travel or events, I use Mac Photo and after importing and saving on my iMac I have to spend time pulling the RAW from the jpeg/RAW slot.
Any disadvantage to shooting only RAW besides the size of the file?
Any disadvantage to shooting only RAW besides the size of the file?
Dec 10, 2019 20:08:35 #
ButchS
Loc: Spokane, WA
Ken Rockwell says; “Raw files are for those who can't shoot it right in the first place, but suit yourself.”
Dec 10, 2019 20:16:01 #
ButchS wrote:
Ken Rockwell says; “Raw files are for those who can't shoot it right in the first place, but suit yourself.”
Rockwell is wrong about that, obviously and completely wrong. I listened to him about that, and there is no advice I regret listening to more.
Mike
Dec 10, 2019 20:21:49 #
I shoot RAW + JPEG. After I upload from camera to laptop, I can quickly view the JPEGs to identify the ones I don't want, then delete both the RAW and JPEG images. It would be much slower to screen through only RAWs.
Dec 10, 2019 20:23:59 #
ButchS
Loc: Spokane, WA
I shoot both, JPEG and RAW at the same time. All my cameras have the ability to save both for each photo. That said, I only use the JPEG files, especially from my Fuji X cameras. I like the film simulations that Fuji does, and the grain simulation, and the other JPEG options they provide. For me the raw image is strictly an emergency back up image. Also, on a very few occasions, I have changed my mind which film simulation to use. So I put the camera in edit mode and change the configuration and re-save the image.
For those who are concerned about possible quality loss, I configure my camera to maximize the JPEG quality. Then if I ever open the image for editing, I Immediately convert the image to tiff, and only edit the TIFF file.
If all you shoot are RAW files, then every single image must be edited before it can be displayed. If you shoot JPEG, or JPEG+RAW, you have the option to use the images SOOC. Do you really want to have to edit every single picture you took at the family barbecue?
For those who are concerned about possible quality loss, I configure my camera to maximize the JPEG quality. Then if I ever open the image for editing, I Immediately convert the image to tiff, and only edit the TIFF file.
If all you shoot are RAW files, then every single image must be edited before it can be displayed. If you shoot JPEG, or JPEG+RAW, you have the option to use the images SOOC. Do you really want to have to edit every single picture you took at the family barbecue?
Dec 10, 2019 20:32:35 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
ButchS wrote:
For those who are concerned about possible quality loss, I configure my camera to maximize the JPEG quality. Then if I ever open the image for editing, I Immediately convert the image to tiff, and only edit the TIFF file.
For those who are concerned about possible quality loss, I configure my camera to maximize the JPEG quality. Then if I ever open the image for editing, I Immediately convert the image to tiff, and only edit the TIFF file.
The quality loss that results from editing a JPEG is in no way diminished by first converting the JPEG to a TIFF.
Joe
Dec 10, 2019 20:34:31 #
ButchS
Loc: Spokane, WA
I’d like to throw out one other piece of info…
RAW files are proprietary formats. A friend of mine dug up an older camera he used to use. And, according to his newly acquired standard he set the camera to RAW and started shooting pictures. When he tried to download and edit the photos, he discovered that there no longer was any software that supported raw images from that camera.
RAW files are proprietary formats. A friend of mine dug up an older camera he used to use. And, according to his newly acquired standard he set the camera to RAW and started shooting pictures. When he tried to download and edit the photos, he discovered that there no longer was any software that supported raw images from that camera.
Dec 10, 2019 20:54:19 #
ButchS wrote:
I shoot both, JPEG and RAW at the same time. All m... (show quote)
In my workflow raw files take no more work to view than JPEG files do, and no more time to process for posting online or printing than JPEGs do.
I would say that raw files are more accurately described as "straight out of camera" than JPEGs.
Mike
Dec 10, 2019 20:58:21 #
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