Raw or jpeg?

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#108178 25-Aug-2012 19:00

Just wondering what other people use and why? I am leaning towards raw.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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#676945 25-Aug-2012 20:10

Raw only.

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#676947 25-Aug-2012 20:13

I was using Raw+Jpeg for a while until I found out there was a jpeg file embedded in the raw file that could be easily extracted if needed so now I am just shooting raw.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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#676956 25-Aug-2012 20:54

I do both since space is so cheap.

I do wish that I could get a raw and a downsized jpeg instead of the jpeg being full res tho.

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#676962 25-Aug-2012 21:42

RAW only. I've probably taken 150,000 photos in the past 5 years, not a single image was its best right out of camera. RAW gives me the ability to improve my images easily, recover from mistakes, and process images in batches rather than individually.

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#677090 26-Aug-2012 12:38

JPG if I'm doing something that's not important (usually on my compact camera which doesn't support RAW anyway).

I always use RAW if there is even the slightest risk of having a "damn I wish I'd..." moment when I get home.

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#677587 27-Aug-2012 13:17

Raw always. So I can recover highlights and lowlights more easily with better quality, and so I can change the white balance waaaaaaaaaaaay more easily and satisfactorily.

I forgot to change the WB back to what it should be too often.

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#677592 27-Aug-2012 13:20

for 95% of people, 95% of the time, JPG is fine. It's faster, less storage space required, no time to process etc.

For a very few people, RAW is better.

I personally always shoot RAW but there's NO WAY everyone else has the same requirements I do.

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#677613 27-Aug-2012 13:45

I shoot JPEG only.

I have never taken a photo that I couldn't get the desired result from the JPEG, and had a 'Wish I had RAW' moment.

The Geek in me says do RAW+JPG for everything, I have the storage, and the ability, but yet here I am, using JPEG, and not spending anywhere near as much time in post-processing.

YMMV.

If I was doing professional shots, I would shoot RAW+JPEG for the added safety factor.

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#677616 27-Aug-2012 13:50

For a time I did RAW, but soon lost the enthusiasm, my camera (Pentax DSLR) seems to produce quite adequate jpegs, but if I was more serious obviously I would invest the time and effort.

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