Question - jpeg vs RAW... what's your opinion...

[Oxygen Thief]

Poll question: Do you prefer jpeg or RAW?

Please vote on the poll, and comment below.

jpeg vs RAW... what's your opinion...

 

[Oxygen Thief]

I've voted jpeg... although I've only just switched from RAW. I've just moved from Windows to Ubuntu, and taking the opportunity to simplify the workflow.

 

[Raz]

RAW always seems to turn out better for me

 

[stranton]

no idea,
sure @ACID- REFLUX will be along too advise us all

 

[Oxygen Thief]

no idea,
sure @ACID- REFLUX will be along too advise us all

You must know what you use?

 

[stranton]

you planning too continue using both,
or change too whichever receives best votes?

 

[Wevsky]

I now shoot in raw but only because i could not for the life of me get the white balance right straight out of camera,jpegs so much bloody easier but raw does sort the white balance issue,saying that shooting raw has made me a tad lazy as i know there are ways i can tweak a shot now that i couldnt before

 

[stranton]

think its jpeg, but not 100%

 

[Oxygen Thief]

you planning too continue using both,
or change too whichever receives best votes?

Neither. Just asking what everyone else uses?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

I now shoot in raw but only because i could not for the life of me get the white balance right straight out of camera,jpegs so much bloody easier but raw does sort the white balance issue,saying that shooting raw has made me a tad lazy as i know there are ways i can tweak a shot now that i couldnt before

That's pretty much the only the only reason I use RAW, the capability to perfectly change your white balance means one less thing to worry about. Likewise, exposure is sortable to a degree.

 

[Wevsky]

That's pretty much the only the only reason I use RAW, the capability to perfectly change your white balance means one less thing to worry about. Likewise, exposure is sortable to a degree.

ive never been happy with roof top shots,the balance between the correct amount of light in the sky without burning out the foreground lights escaped me..raw sorts that

 

[Oxygen Thief]

ive never been happy with roof top shots,the balance between the correct amount of light in the sky without burning out the foreground lights escaped me..raw sorts that

Personally, I'm not sure raw has that capability?

 

[Wevsky]

Personally, I'm not sure raw has that capability?

For example,the original straight out of camera shot the lights where blown out while the the sky was still pretty dark even at 400 iso,shadows lifted and highlights toned down..the original was less than decent

 

[Oxygen Thief]

For example,the original straight out of camera shot the lights where blown out while the the sky was still pretty dark even at 400 iso,shadows lifted and highlights toned down..the original was less than decent

Sure, but you can do that in jpeg?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

do us a favour, export the unedited RAW to a jpeg and post it here? It's exactly the scenario I want to practice with.