OK, I'm converted, NOW IT'S 100% RAW ALL OF THE TIME!!!

[Jarhead5811]

I'm writing this while DPP processes a batch of files. I've always shot .jpg only because of the outrageously large size of RAW files.


Well, because I know I'm very much an amateur (even if my family won't believe me)purchased larger memory cards and brought along a netbook, to dump to, when I shot my sister's wedding this past Saturday. I can not describe the power shooting raw gives you after the fact to correct things such as color balance. Also the styles feature my XSi has and I've never tried to use can be done after the fact with nice results.

[TucsonTRD]

I'm glad you saw the light. Hard drive space is cheap, your photography equipment and the memories they capture are not so cheap.

[nickds7]

Glad you shot in raw for the wedding! Space is so cheap now, there isn't much of an excuse. 1tb hard drives can be purchased for under $100 and as low as $80 for a good brand.

[peterborough_photography]

Raw is the only way to go, just gives you the extra bit of adjustment before processing the files.





If you shoot using JPEG this is all lost and trying to claim anything back is hard work.





Just get used to the big files and have lots of memory cards, I stick with 4-8 gb cards and have about 60 !!!!


That way if a card ever dies you dont loose everything, most important when shooting weddings.

[Derek Reese]

The only regret I had when I started shooting RAW was that I didn't do so from the beginning.

[Jarhead5811]

Amen!!!

[Dave Johnston]

The only regret I had when I started shooting RAW was that I didn't do so from the beginning.

Indeed. Welcome to the light.

[Sheiky]

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[nickds7]

but...but...http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm(sorry had to do it)