RAW vs JPEG.... a Pro's opinion...

[HDNitehawk]

Steve

It wasn't Missy MWAC was it. She has a series on shooting weddings now.

About a year ago I started focusing on taking less pictures, and trying to get it exactly right in the camera. It is so easy to spray out a bunch of photos then most go to waste because you never get time to edit them. This guy sounds like he knows his equipment and knows what he wants to do. Since he is making a product to sell, time is money and you can certainly see his point. I would be curious as well what pro's that make there living producing pictures do as well.

[Kayaker72]

I've seen the same thing. I was at a reunion with a Pro I respect in October and he shot the entire night with jpgs. And, checking his EXIF data, mostly at 1/60, f/4 to f/5.6 and ISO 400...letting the flash do the work on exposure. Shots looked great to me.

he is making a product to sell, time is money and you can certainly see his point.

Quick guess but combine the above statement with their skill level and their knowledge of the standard they need to acheive to keep their clients happy and I can see why jpeg is used. But, change any one of those three factors, and I suspect RAW would be used. For example, if a Pro was shooting a shot for an exhibition, contest or to be viewed by his peers, I suspect it might be in RAW.

Another factor could be that for Pros that grew up on film, shooting jpeg is very similar to shooting film in that you get it right in the camera and only make minor tweaks "in the darkroom."