a raw / jpg comparison

[mrk]

Yo!

Just wanted to see what you guys think of these 2 in comparison. The RAW one is above, the JPG below, both saved to jpg 100% no optimisationz

http://www.imgholder.com/uploads/2004/12/25/20/c_raw.jpg
http://www.imgholder.com/uploads/2004/12/25/20/c_jpg.jpg

The RAW seems to have a better colour range and the red from the mouses LED underside has been captured much better but the JPEGS background is slightly brighter and more information is visible by default. The raw version was also imported to the srgb profile not adobe rgb since the jpg was at srgb too.

Both images have only been resized and Parameter 1 was used for both shots
Exif: 6sec @ f4 - 50mm f1.8 mkII lens and iso100

[lomond]

I would think the final raw image would depend on the settings you choose when processing; i.e. white balance, exposure, shadows, brightness, contrast etc.
The final raw image you choose might be quite different from the raw image I might choose. ( After processing the raw image with Adobe Camera Raw or whatever software you use.)
The point is that raw gives you so much more flexibility in the final image.

Hope this helps.
Cameron

[mrk]

You're right! in the end I've just decided to shoot raw with adobe rgb parameter, the skies seem to come out more detailed with adobe rgb too, detailed as in better defined and of course for printing it's a bonus

[lomond]

Yes, Adobe RGB does have a larger colour gamut, but of course you can select whatever colour space you prefer in raw.
I think sRGB tends to be best for viewing on the net.


Cameron

[mrk]

Yes, Adobe RGB does have a larger colour gamut, but of course you can select whatever colour space you prefer in raw.
I think sRGB tends to be best for viewing on the net.


Cameron


yup, I tend to use jpg nowadays for most shooting , I find the rebels jpg's are very high in quality and very low on noise compared to competing cameras at the same iso in jpeg. for net viewing though I allways convert the image to srg in PS though by conversion or disregarding the icc profile when saving.

[jmjmotorsport]

nice comparison shots. I've been in the shooting raw/jpg debate myself lately. It's basically come down to this for me.. If I'm just shooting snapshots of parties, family gatherings, etc and I know I'll be taking 2 or 3 hundred photos, I usally just shoot .jpg because of the smaller amount of post-processing time. If I'm out doing an actual "shoot" or working on shots for my gallery etc, I shoot in RAW because of the control I get over the photo post-camera. Then I export my cleaned up RAW as a .tif and that's how I keep them saved.