>it all depends on the photo and the .jpg quality one is saving at. I've never shot JPEG at anything but the highest quality level.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode >I have but it all depends on the photo and the .jpg quality one is saving > at. I must admit I saw it really fast when using a Sony Mavica. I > preferred > .tiffs over .jpgs for this reason and because by their nature .jpgs are > lossy compression. I felt I was truly getting a '1st gen' image with > .tiffs, where with .jpgs out of camera, I already had an image that may > not > contain everything that was shot. > > This may be a little simplistic or a splitting of hairs, but it made sense > to me. > > > Tom C. > > > > > >>From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode >>Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:09:28 -0400 >> >> > No quality losses when saving the first JPEG after editing. >> >>I guess I knew that but haven't observed the difference. Has anybody? >> >>Kenneth Waller >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode >> >> >> > No quality losses when saving the first JPEG after editing. >> > >> > -Adam >> > >> > >> > Kenneth Waller wrote: >> >> 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. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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 > > > > -- > 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
