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hello all

i have just started shooting raw files and have a question for you all to answer and why? my question is do/should you shoot raw files all the time? or is it only best for certain situations? and if you do shoot raw all the time why do you? and if you dont why dont you?

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lawrence
 
Hey!

I shoot RAW all the time, as i find it gives you more finer grained control over the post processing.

:)

The only down side is RAW files are huge and take up more space too quickly!! hehe

ps: it is down to personal choice whether you shoot RAW or not all the time.

sorry i cannot be of any more help
 
I shoot raw 95% of the time... mainly cos I'm too lazy to change it :suspect:

It offers more flexability in post processing. Take Sunday, the trip to chester Zoo. I left the white balance on auto, as always... and some of the shots it really mucked up, if I had been shooting JPG it would have been a lot more difficult to fix, rather than just adjusting a slider. It, for me anyway, gives a lot more scope for stuff :)
 
I now shoot raw 95% of the time, like Mattyh too lazy to change it
If I am on hols and need more card space then would shoot jpeg:shrug:
 
Kmlc is correct about the space thing but often Jpeg is the only was you'll be permitted to shoot - eg. if you are working for a client that needs the images instantly, you don't have the time to mess about with loads of RAW images.
It's always best imo to be proficient in both formats, that way if you land a job that you're shooting JPEG for you'll be ok not relying on the extra latitude processing RAW images will give you.

I shoot RAW if it's a very important job/very difficult conditions & I have to option but JPEG is it's just for myself or events that need quick processing/immediate turnaround :thumbs:
 
I shoot RAW all the time, because why not? it gives me the option to adjust exposures and the ability to convert to any image file type I like (I prefer 24bit tif).
 
I shoot raw mostly for the reasons as above. may not if was shooting sport though as the fps drops and cant take as many so could miss a decent pic. Raw offers more versatility than jpeg for not a huge amount of extra processing afterwards imho.
 
Kerioak said:
I shoot RAW 99% of the time, only shoot jpg if I am shooting images and someone wants to see it immediately on their machine - not many people seem to be able to see raw for some reason.
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It is more than likely because they do not have the appropriate software installed on their machine
:)
 
Shooting RAW gives you all the data that comes off the chip. It's not just the increased exposure range it's your ability to render the final result as you want it to be, Too much of the available data is discarded by the in camera jpeg conversion. Plus RAW converters are non destructive which means you can go over the image time and time again without affecting the original.
The other nice thing about RAW converters is they work in 16 bit mode, not 8 bit as camera converted jpegs are. This means that any manipulation has a less detrimental effect on the image, it doesn't " Bruise the Pixels" as one American photographer once put it
 
99% jpeg for post shoot processing speed.
 
Shoot RAW+JPG, you can use the jpg for instant assesment & the RAW can be played with to create the image that you/client wants at liesure. The 1series of canon use 2 cards so its easy, but my old 10d held the jpg within the RAW so it can be extracted easily anyway, I guess all manufacturers are the same these days. The only thing you lose with RAW is memory capacity,& burst rate,(it uses loads of memory) but you get a terrific advantage that you can alter a lot more parrameters in RAW than in JPG, as already said white balance being one of them.
 
95% of the time = jpeg

Yep - that's what I said - jpeg !!!

In the controlled studio environment there is no discernible difference even with images blown up to 30x40 inches. Images are not over/underexposed so the jpeg latitude is fine. Processing is quicker afterwards and the file sizes are 3mb-ish instead of 20mb so space is saved too (more of a bonus that one as space these days is so cheap)

For 'fun' though, i.e. landscapes, macro, etc. and Weddings = raw 100% of the time

DD
 
raw all time, agree time and space for jpeg. but raw more latitude if i mess up on exposure, so more keepers than losers. imho
 
Tend to use RAW the majority of the time, generally only use JPEGs when I can't be bothered and the camera is set to auto.

But then I don't have any clients or time/storage issues to worry about!
 
I shoot RAW and Jpeg, RAW cause it gives so many options in processing, and Jpeg jusst in case I want the images quickly and for easy viewing before processing.
 
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