Thanks...I was thinking it was something I was doing wrong..was expecting a much more noticeable difference between the two right out of the camera. I will keep experimenting with it all and hopefully learn something in the process.

Sorry..that was to -NIKON-software

Hi..I'm pretty new to the whole world post processing thing other than simple edits. I am shooting in RAW/JPEG fine and when I preview the pics before editing the jpegs and the raw look to be 100% identical, at least to my eye. Using a nikon 3200 and so far it's been mostly buildings and landscape shots. I guess what I'm asking is, is it really worth the extra effort to mess with the I pics in the first place, other than to remove obvious flaws, and if jpegs are so bad, why do the pics look the same? Am I doing something wrong? The pics usually download to the nio on software and I have the photoshop/lightroom/cloud monthly subscription package to try to learn the p.p. processes...thanks for any suggestions...I'm learning a lot from you guys

Hi everybody.. got a question I would love an opinion on..Some years ago, I purchased a D70s (which I never really did learn how to use as well as I should have) with an 18-70 f3.5-4.5ED dx lens, which seems to be pretty good, but it does not have the VR feature. Recently, I came across a very good deal on a D3200, with 2 "kit" lenses, which even though the camera is now considered a "low end" camera, it seems to be much more advanced than the d70s was. The kit lenses are an 18-55 f3.5-5.6 dx with VR, and a 55-200 f4-5.6dx with VR.
What I'm wondering is if I am better off using the 18-70 since it seems to have a lot more glass (67mm filter as opposed to 52mm) even though it does not have the VR feature, but it is faster zoomed in (f4.5 as opposed to 5.6). How much difference does the VR actually make in the real world? So far, my interest is more in buildings, objects, landscaping than it is in people, but I am still in the early stages of figuring this out. Also considering a lens such as the tamron 18-270mm to help eliminate the need for switching lenses all the time, but maybe money would be better spent on a wider angle lens like the tamron 10-24mm since I have coverage to 200 mm already?
sorry this got long winded but I appreciate your comments..Ed

Hi all..first time posting but I've been reading and learning a lot from you guys for a couple months now - thanks for all the great info !- I do a lot of motorcycle touring, and though I have a trunk and sometimes tow a trailer with my bike on longer trips, space is always at a premium. Price also comes into play here, but I do realize laptops can be even cheaper than tablets, but the tablets are sometimes more convenient. What I'm wondering is, will a tablet such as a samsung galaxy run a program like photoshop elements so I can edit pictures while I'm on my trips, or would I be better off with a small laptop? I realize the storage space is limited, but I could swap them to an external drive when I get back home. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thank you, Ed