why Raw+jpeg?????

[johneric8]

I'm just curious why allot of you shoot Raw+jpeg? It seems to me that with a raw file you have more then enough. Since I can do anything I want with a raw file why would I want to capture a jpeg along with it? On the 20D I always choose just Raw... Am I missing something here? Can someone explain to me why I should capture a jpeg along with the raw file?

Blessings

[Leorooster]

Personally, I just use raw. I would like to hear the benefit of raw + jpeg.

[johneric8]

Personally, I just use raw. I would like to hear the benefit of raw + jpeg.


That is totally what I'm saying!! c-mon guys give us some answers LOL......

Blessings

[Nightcrawler]

Sometimes I shoot JPEG+RAW when I need to give pictures to someone ASAP and don't have time to process RAWs. Then I go back later and do the full set of adjustments on the RAWs for the final product.

[Nightcrawler]

For the most part though, I just have it set on RAW only.

[crc_408]

I mainly use the RAW+JPG (small/fine) so that I can have some available for people, emails, web, etc.
The RAW are for further tweaking I may want to do that I can't do with JPGs. Kinda gives you the best of both world. With that setting on a 20D,

1GB SanDisk Ultra II = 88 shots
JPG (small/fine) = 1728x1152 (~1MB)
RAW = 3504x2336(~7.5MB)

I have five 1GB cards, to help with shots per card ratio.

[tim]

I occasionally use RAW+JPG when i'm doing something I think I can get right in camera, but that I want the backup for RAW for if anything goes wrong. Even then I often just do RAW, there a small overhead of batch conversion to JPG, but I have a fast PC and it doesn't take so long.

[lancea]

The only reason I'm no longer doing jpeg + raw is the space the extra files take on the card, but reading Chris's post makes me think "duoh!". Why was I saving large jpeg when small would do?

Jpeg files are just so much more convenient for emailing. Having them out-of-the-camera means I can immediately bore anyone who's passing with a slide-show. They are much faster to load and supported by every viewer under the Sun.

[rokclimbertx]

i started using raw+small/fine jpeg after takling to a magazine editor that i will be submitting photos for... he wanted raw plus a jpeg for quicker viewing/selecting... so instead of having to take time to batch convert, i have everything together all at once...

[grego]

You have a quick version plus a high res version. Always nice to have that option. Pro photographers usually use that feature.

[Longwatcher]

I use a 1DsMkII, which gives me a lot of control over the jpeg format; and I shoot models as my primary use.

I find I either take RAW+M2 size jpeg or RAW+S jpeg. (I have M1 and M2 set at level 8 compression and S set at level 6 compression).

The jpegs can be cut to CD as is and provided to the model to work with for her portfolio within 20 minutes (including loading to computer and making CD) from end of shoot. So that she has a copy of every shot taken. To convert every RAW over to jpeg would add at least an extra 20 minutes if I didn't take time to do any WB correction.

It also gives me a backup copy if the RAW file gets corrupted for some reason.

And lastly it allows me currently to do a quick check of the images themselves, although as both PS and DPP browsers have gotten faster, this is less of a need and when MS comes out with the RAW support may be completely unecessary.

But just from a size of file perspective, in any case where I am providing files to my models at end of shoot I will continue to use the two format mode to make things easier on me. A session will fit on one CD-R at jpeg S size, but it takes multiple DVD to archive the CR2 files from the session.

The only time I have shot in RAW+L jpeg (other then playing around) was when I had a unique opportunity for me to shoot the Army's Golden Knights leaving the airplane in the air, I shot L-jpeg (at compression level 10) because I wanted that backup file just in case. S size is still almost as large as my 6MP 10D shot, so definately not losing much by shooting that size.

Just why I shoot and write to both formats.