JPEG vs. RAW (Page 8): Haven't we had a post like this 4^256 times before? Nearly always RAW. You know why, right? :sm15:...

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Bridges wrote:

I shoot RAW almost 100% but I know a lot of people still shoot JPEG. Just a quick poll to see how many are in each camp, and to ask those who shoot both what determining factor makes you shoot one way or the other?

Haven't we had a post like this 4^256 times before?

Nearly always RAW. You know why, right?

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Jeffcs wrote:

JPEG & raw I process my raw
JPEG is like shooting Kodacolor and having “Fotomat” processing for you

There are billions of jpg photo's out there that would prove that statement false.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

JD750 wrote:

If you are downloading from two different cards, then its up to you to decide how to do that.

So true, but it doesn't answer my question.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

mikeroetex wrote:

25 pages, here we come! RAW

You could start a thread no one is interested in, "best way to cook hot dogs" perhaps, and get only one or two pages. The more pages, the more people are interested in reading and posting on the subject. If you don't like the subject, you can simply not follow it.

This reply is not just for you, but all those that post things like "here we go again." If you think about it, WE ain't going anywhere again unless WE deliberately click on the subject WE are not interested in.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Shooting in the RAW can be a life changing experience.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

BigDaddy wrote:

PS, Affinity and ACDSee will save your work in develop mode which is lossless and preserves all your edits for future use.

That is incorrect for Affinity. Using the Develop mode in Affinity with JPEG files is destructive editing. Your work is not preserved for future use.

BigDaddy wrote:

I'd guess most full feature editors will do this, so that's not a reason to shoot raw.

A workflow that is 100% non-destructive and non-linearly re-editable is a goal for some of us. It is for me and it is more fully realized as a raw workflow than JPEG.

Eric O

Bridges wrote:

I shoot RAW almost 100% but I know a lot of people still shoot JPEG. Just a quick poll to see how many are in each camp, and to ask those who shoot both what determining factor makes you shoot one way or the other?

. Raw for latitude in post.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Jeffcs wrote:

JPEG & raw I process my raw
JPEG is like shooting Kodacolor and having “Fotomat” processing for you

So you never save any processed images as JPEG?
I mean that would be just like using "Fotomat", correct?
You do it or your camera does it based on preset criteria in the camera. Difference? You have more control.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Tracy B. wrote:

1) Then why not use Raw to start with?
2) Again, than why not use a Raw which contains more data for you to developed the Jpeg your way?
3) Again, more to work with.
4) Your Original Jpeg does not contain the information a Raw has.... (See a theme here)?
5) I did, 24x36 on my wall.

1) I would only end up with the same developed file.
2) I am happy that my way is the camera's way - anything else is pure imagination.
3) As discussed - the original JPG is after discarded unnecessary info.
4) See 3)
5) I thought you meant really huge. What makes you think a JPG could not have produced it? I'd bet it was a JPG.

The unquestionable fact is that the colors of any print fade - especially reds - and quickly (unless you keep them in darkness). The only way to overcome this is to reprint them every month.

BebuLamar

Longshadow wrote:

So you never save any processed images as JPEG?
I mean that would be just like using "Fotomat", correct?
You do it or your camera does it based on preset criteria in the camera. Difference? You have more control.

I think you misunderstood him. I think what he meant that if you shoot JPEG is like using Fotomat but if you create the JPEG from the RAW file is like you develop and print your Kodacolor in your own darkroom.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

I think you misunderstood him. I think what he meant that if you shoot JPEG is like using Fotomat but if you create the JPEG from the RAW file is like you develop and print your Kodacolor in your own darkroom.

Ahhh. I did.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

lamiaceae wrote:

Haven't we had a post like this 4^256 times before?

Nearly always RAW. You know why, right?

Label worshippers and sheep.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

drbart wrote:

Hi, I am fortunate to have a camera that enables it to use two computer cards; one for RAW & the other is for JPEG.
I am not a professional photographer and found my images are very good using jpeg.I store the RAW files but thinking of stopping that. I can edit the jpeg files and get very good results. The Fujifilm X-T2 gives excellent images and most I don’t edit.
I appreciate your remarks about belonging to a group and being a part of it.

Thanks,
Bart

Yes, my exact experience. In fact, even if I do shoot raw for some god-awful reason, I almost always delete the raw file after editing because it has no use to me. I can almost always edit my jpg right out of the camera sufficiently, and if the edits are important, I can save them in a development file so I can re-edit with no problems. If the camera jpg is so bad that only a raw image would save it, well, frankly that rarely happens, not enough for me to bother much with raw.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

Delderby wrote:

The unquestionable fact is that the colors of any print fade - especially reds - and quickly (unless you keep them in darkness). The only way to overcome this is to reprint them every month.

Every month? That's an exaggeration worthy of a politician. Here's a fact check: http://www.wilhelm-research.com/Canson/WIR_Canson_Fine_Art_and_Photo_Papers_Final_Report_2020-06-01.pdf

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

Delderby wrote:

1) I would only end up with the same developed fil... (show quote)

The OP asked what we do. I'm not having a opinion war with you. Oh and #5 you'd lose that bet.