The sentiment has been etched in electrons a bazillion times. Technical quality is different from aesthetic quality. Sometimes an aesthetically pleasing result is awful technically. And vice versa.
RAW format's added dynamic range and ease of use *while shooting* makes it more likely that I will get the results I want, technically. It's larger size and additional processing requirements puts a burden on storage devices and processing power, but I'm willing to accept those disadvantages for the advantages it offers. None of that affects whether I can see photographs, from an aesthetic standpoint. But if what I see cannot be captured with the dynamic range and settings I have at my disposal using JPEG storage, then it's compromising my ability to render those aesthetic qualities. I do agree with: "it's not the gear that is keeping me from making better photos". The capabilities of even the least capable DSLR available today are generally beyond the abilities of most photographers to exploit them all the way, except for specific features targeted at various niche needs (like fast sequences for racing work) or convenience desires. That's why I have no problems using the low end Pentax DS bodies to produce my work. Nobody has complained about the technical quality of the prints I've shown. Godfrey On Jun 15, 2006, at 9:32 AM, UncaMikey wrote: > Bingo! I think this should be etched in electrons someplace > prominently. > > PDML is a gear list, so the discussions focus on equipment, but > this is > exactly what I've noticed in the time I've followed the list (and > every > other photo discussion group). I have seen no correlation between > equipment and image quality -- virtually every camera and lens, old > and > new, has produced both wonderful and terrible photographs. > > I am preaching to myself here, since I have to remind myself all the > time that it's not the gear that is keeping me from making better > photos. > > *>Unca Mikey > > --- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> But I have not yet seen that the quality of images of people >> shooting raw , from an aesthetic viewpoint, is any better >> than those who are shooting jpgs or >> film - and that is what I care most about. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
