I guess I don't see the advantage of shooting TIFF over highest quality JPEG. What's to be gained?
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode I have yet to shoot a single picture in JPG. I've had the camera since last year and started shooting TIFF because I had to learn how to use the camera and hadn't a clue about handling RAW files anyway. I had only one card for months -- a 512 Kingston and it was enough. But I work mainly indoors and can unload a card without trouble. I did venture out with the small card once or twice and didn't have trouble. I now have three cards ) 1/2, 1 and 2 gig) and don't really need so many. But like all electronic things they can fail, so having several is good planning. I shoot only RAW now and am perfectly satisfied with the results. Don W Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I really don't see getting more photos on a card as an issue. That would > be the least of my concerns. 2GB of space will net about 185 pics in RAW > using the DS - that's certainly a fair number of pics for a day. Cards are > cheap now - a 1gb card can be purchased for less than the cost of a roll > of > film and processing with prints. After all, if I'm going to do > photography, > I'd want the best possible results, and if shooting raw will provide that, > then raw it is. If JPEG will provide appropriate quality, then there's > nothing wrong with shooting in that format. > > Perhaps it's just me being irksome, but it seems odd that you'd go out to > make photographs and just dump what could be good pictures because you > don't want to take the time to learn a few simple techniques to shoot in a > manner that's appropriate to the scene and situation. Why waste your time > making photos then? You took the time to learn how to use film cameras > appropriately, learned what film choices to make, sought out good labs and > processing ... > > Are you really "using up" the room on your card? The files get dumped > into > the computer at some point, and the space is reusable. Of course, if > you're using a single card with 512mb or less space, well, maybe your > point > has merit. > > Shel > > > > >> And another is that you can get more photos on a card :) >> >> I did a bit of RAW shooting but 95% of the time I'm shooting >> jpg and happily so. >> IF I don't see what I like in my jpgs I just dump 'em.. I >> think I'm probably not >> really understanding the process well enough to make it work >> for me. But if the >> light is right, and you could have nailed it with a slide, >> the extra room you >> are using up on your card shooting raw doesnt seem worth it. >> > > > > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
