Why shoot RAW + JPEG?

[Tsmith]

It uses more memory to record the image and as for me If I'm shooting RAW (which is 99.99% of the time) I'm going to post process the image any way _ to some extent. If using RAW it basically doesn't matter what the color and sharpening are set at but it does help for the user to have the exposure at least fairly close to right. I just don't see the need for RAW + JPEG.

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I always shoot RAW+small JPG, then use the small JPGs to browse through and get a feel for which shots I want to process from RAW. I find it easier (and faster) that way than trying to browse through the RAW files themselves.

They're also big enough to print as 6 x 4's as proofs.

[kevin_c]

I shoot RAW all of the time now and find browsing my shots easy using Raw Shooter Premium - It has a good slideshow feature and whilst viewing them you can 'mark' and catagorise images for later post-processing - RAW+jpg just seems a waste of memory card to me, although to be fair if you select the small jpg's this is not a real problem as they are so small.

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I don't use them that often ... I just find them faster to browse through than the RAWs, plus if someone wants to have a quick look at all the shots from a particular day (albeit unedited), I just give them a copy of the JPGs - or just run off some quick 6 x 4's.


I've never run out of CF card space, so whether they chew up a bit of space is a non-issue to me.

[jimtfoto]

We use RAW plus large JPG. Some images don't need much post-processing and the JPG file can be used instead of the RAW. Also, I make contact sheets of the shots, so the JPG files are used for those.
Eating up memory cards is not an issue - pop in another card while we download full card to an Epson P2000.

cheers,
jim

[codex0]

Often when I shoot an a capella concert I shoot RAW+small jpeg and immediately give the group a cd of the jpegs to look at while I post-process. This is a way for them to get back to me about specific shots they are interested in before I process the majority of the images (not to mention that it's a neat slideshow for their post-concert party).

[dbump]

I'm not sure how the XT handles RAW in camera, but on my G6, RAW+Large jpeg allows you to zoom in to the image (in playback mode) to examine detail. Otherwise, the camera simply generates a jpeg thumbnail the size of the LCD, and what you see is what you got until you can get back to a computer.
I didn't find that the difference (in terms of # images per card) was significant, so I enabled +Large.