wow I didn't think i'd get a response like this, 8 comments overnight!

where to start? first thanks for commenting

1: yes until now I've been shooting in jpeg format.

2: my camera can shoot jpeg and raw in the same shot.

3: my laptop disk reader has been broken since before I got my dslr so until recently I had no idea about DDP.

4: I haven't shot any side by side comparisons but will try soon.

5: for awhile now I knew that shooting in raw was better for saving data that's why I've tried hard to find a way to shoot in raw.

thanks Brant for all the links, and thanks to everyone else for your input!

i'm really want to see how the raw does tomorrow at the concert.