Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

When I had my bridge camera, I used to shoot raw occasionally, but JPEG most of the time.

When I planned to buy the 5D I originally had planned to shoot just raw, and then develop with LR or Aperture after.
But since getting the camera I have gone off the idea of using RAW 100% of the time. It is just so much more time consuming for 'everyday' shots.
I do print a few images per year, but most are just PC viewing or websites.
If I go out on a shoot for a particular reason I will still go for the full size RAW for all the usual reasons, but every day I think I am going to stick with fine quality Small JPEG which on the 5D is 2880x1920

I shot about 200 images last night on a tripod out of my living room window, out across the bay towards an old Napoleonic fort. Each shot was at a different resolution:
RAW:
5760x3840
3960x2640
2880x1920

JPEG:
5760x3840 Fine and Normal modes
3840x2560 Fine and Normal modes
2880x1920 Fine and Normal modes
1920x1280
720x480

I went through and compared them from full screen down to 1600% magnification and with the exception of the smallest two JPEG modes, there is really negliable difference. Even when printed to A4 size on admittedly poor quality paper with a Canon Pixmia Pro 9000, the difference was negligible to non existent.

Yes of course you run the risk of not being able to recover an image that you my have done stuff with if you had shot in full size RAW.

I have now set up the camera to shoot generally in small fine JPEG, and the Custom C1-C3 modes in Full size RAW..so if the opportunity to shoot a 'special' shot arrises, i can quickly go to the Max settings.


Just wondered what the rest of you do?

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

This topic has been discussed and shared here on UHH ad nauseum.
A quick search will yield several interesting threads where some of UHH's most experienced photographers shared their process and reasoning for using the RAW format.
Suggest you start there and then post a more specific question.

From my unempirical observations:
65% shoot only JPEG
20% shoot only RAW
10% shoot both
5% are not sure.

Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

OK

Did not do a search, as it was not really a big question that I just had to have a answer for, just an off the cuff posting with no thought to if it had been discussed before. Was in the middle of waiting for a video to render and had just read a few other posts about other stuff, and the thought to put a question up popped into my head

snowbear

I'm in the bilingual crowd: about 98% of the originals are raw. I'll use JPEG when I need continuous shooting mode, which is very rare.

Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

Hey Festina..what is that you are flying?

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

It's a North American Aviation T-6 Texan trainer. Easy to fly and quite adept an acrobatics.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

I shoot simultaneous raw + high res JPG. I normally view the JPG, then tweak the matching raw in PP.

By the way, I have it on good authority (his PO) that Festina Lente is just a poser. He paid the pilot to take this photo.

<Bazinga!>

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

with my d-100 i shoot 100% in raw. I use Nikon's view nx2 for processing as i prefer it to adobe camera raw. seems like a few more choices and the straighten function is much easier. When i am carrying my l-22 or a samsung p+s i have to shoot in jpeg. Yes it is more time consuming to shoot and process in RAW, but i prefer the flexibility and choices I have. Just shoot whatever format makes you happy!

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

I shoot all out Jpeg highest resolution uncompressed. I can download, sort, pull out my best shots, fix with Viverza, crop, delete the unwanted and be done in about an hour per 50 or 60 shots. I only adjust the best and place all the rest in my library. If I just want to look and pull out the best, takes about 15 minutes. I have a 16 mega pixel camera and the end results of printing are excellent. Guess I'm new school and rather spend more time shooting than downloading. But, It's what you want to do, we are all individuals.

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

I shoot RAW at all times.

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

I shoot RAW also, I wonder if my camera even has jpeg...
LOL
:-)
It may have forgotten how by now!!!

Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

Nice.Not done many aeros myself, flew a few hrs in a Chipmunk ( the Brit trainer) a few years ago, but no more since. Drive a Chieftan now for the local air ambulance service. Was on the airlines, but went back to 'real' piston flying and single crew.




I just re read my post and then your first reply, and can understand your answer, seeing the number of Raw vs JPEG threads there are.
I am more than happy with the difference between Raw and JPEG, pros and cons etc, was just wondering what others did.

I did ask a specific question, possibly could have phrased it better though

. which you did answer to a degree.
What I had actually wanted to do was thread with a Voting Poll but this forum software does not seem to have that option to create a poll .
Could do an online one..but that is getting too involved.
Will search the forum more to see if I can find any polls other created before I do one myself on somewhere like

http://pollcode.com/

jester68uk Loc: Weymouth Dorset

I use Jpeg 90% of the time I would use RAW but my editing skills are just not there atm for some reason I still struggle using things like curves etc.

ohallboyz Loc: Boston, MA

I shoot raw plus jpeg

CurreyPhoto Loc: Reddick, Florida

I shoot RAW all of the time. I find that ACR gives me much more leeway to adjust white balance and to bring out detail in highlights and shadows especially when shooting outside in the sun. Some times I have to shoot in the full sun with no opportunity for flash using reflectors. Shooting RAW just provides a better product than shooting jpeg. To the writer who said he shoots jpeg fine with no compression, you don't. Shoot RAW plus jpeg and compare the size of the files. You will see much compression.