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+1, learn how to get the correct exposure, learn how to take a photograph
Well dur. Goes without saying doesn't it?
Shooting RAW isn't about idiot-proofing your photography, and doing it 'right' in camera will always get you a better picture (ok, 99% of the time), but [b]just[/b] shooting JPEG [b]will[/b] remove the [b]option[/b] to make significant changes to WB, contrast curves, coluring, saturation and sharpness later on, which you may find improves some, none or all of your pictures, depending on your skill, luck and artistic whassname.
So, if you always carry a separate meter, grey card, graduated and CC filters, have shot tranny film all your life and have a sixth sense for a great picture that's about to happen, you'll probably never [b]need[/b] to shoot RAW. Otherwise, I'd seriously consider it. You've nowt to loose except a few gigs of storage space.
molgrips - Member+1, learn how to get the correct exposure, learn how to take a photograph
Well dur. Goes without saying doesn't it?
Not really, you'd be surprised how many people think that they just whip out the camera, click and hey presto front page of National Geographic.
How many people shoot using fully manual?
How many people use AP?
How many people use any semi-auto function?
Suggests to me that people don't know. 😉
I'm currently reading "Perfect Exposure" by Michael Freeman. Despite an entire book on getting everything just right "in-camera" he still recommends RAW.
don: you'd be surprised how many people think it is "cheating" to use anything but fully manual. 🙂 Personally I'm quite happy to sit on aperture priority and let my camera to do the maths.
Me, I shoot RAW on 'critical' stuff - weddings, for example, best quality JPEG for most other stuff.
Flicking between Manual and Aperture Priority, heck, I also use 'P' (think it means Professional? 😉 )on occasion - quick and lazy off camera flash stuff...
Whichever you shoot though - RAW or JPEG - i'd still argue that, to get the best out of the image, it's best to be exposed right in camera....
I'd still argue that, to get the best out of the
image, it's best to be exposed right in
camera....
I've yet to see anyone ever argue otherwise.