Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW

motoroller · 28th of April 2009 (Tue)

What do you use? Personally, I find manual too fiddly. I'll go P-mode and adjust exposure / aperture as necessary. Also - I don't do much PP so JPG quality 9 does the job...

neilwood32 · 28th of April 2009 (Tue)

RAW exclusively as i like to have complete control of everything (only time that changes is when the lighting is changing dramatically)

Mike · 28th of April 2009 (Tue)

RAW and Manual 95% of the time, if I shoot sports I'll go JPEG and use manual or sometimes Av.

Gmerg · 28th of April 2009 (Tue)

I still do mostly JPEG. I have been doing more RAW and manual mode. It was that I only used RAW when I was trying to do some HDR stuff.

hawkeye60 · 28th of April 2009 (Tue)

Raw and manual about 98% of the time.

5x5 photography · 29th of May 2009 (Fri)

I really like AV for the most part and manual mode next.
If shutter speed is most important I will use TV.
AV, M, and TV are about all I use.
I shoot jpeg for most stuff (especially when they need the pictures real quick) and RAW when it really matters.
For me large jpegs from my 40D with just a little post processing turn out nice images.
Many of the complaints I hear is how long it takes to get the pictures from the photographer.
I can shoot 400 images at a bluegrass festival in jpeg, cull out about 100, do a little post, and have the pictures ready the next day.
So far I have not got any complaints.
RAW is better but it takes time to process a lot of RAW images.

28th of April 2009 (Tue)	#1
motoroller Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Near London Posts: 459	Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW What do you use? Personally, I find manual too fiddly. I'll go P-mode and adjust exposure / aperture as necessary. Also - I don't do much PP so JPG quality 9 does the job... __________________ Current: 5d III \| 1Ds3 \| 5d II gripped \| 40d \| 17-40L \| 24-105L \| 50mm f/1.4 \| 100 f/2 \| 70-200L f/2.8 \| 430EX \| Previously: 10d, 40d, 5d2, 14mm Tamron f/2.8, 16-35L, 100 Macro flickr

28th of April 2009 (Tue)	#2
neilwood32 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sitting atop the castle, Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,115 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW RAW exclusively as i like to have complete control of everything (only time that changes is when the lighting is changing dramatically) __________________ Having a camera makes you no more a photographer than having a hammer and some nails makes you a carpenter - Claude Adams Keep calm and carry a camera! My Gear

28th of April 2009 (Tue)	#3
Mike ugly when I'm sober Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sandwich UK...the place, not the food! Posts: 14,913 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW RAW and Manual 95% of the time, if I shoot sports I'll go JPEG and use manual or sometimes Av. __________________ www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk Gear UK South Easterners flickr Blog 5∞px Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? ::: A closed mouth gathers no foot.

28th of April 2009 (Tue)	#4
Gmerg Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cypress, Ca (Los Angeles) Posts: 227 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW I still do mostly JPEG. I have been doing more RAW and manual mode. It was that I only used RAW when I was trying to do some HDR stuff. __________________ Gripped T2i:Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 VC:Canon 28-135 IS:Canon 55-250 IS:Tamron 70-200 f/2.8Di LD:Canon 50 f/1.8:Speedlite 430EXII:Manfrotto 055XPROB w/494RC2 Ball Head w/Quick Release Back up Gripped 450

28th of April 2009 (Tue)	#5
hawkeye60 Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 2,079 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW Raw and manual about 98% of the time. __________________ It's a lens not a lense! The truest test of character is what you do when you think no one is looking.

29th of May 2009 (Fri)	#6
5x5 photography Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,139 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Program / JPG vs Manual / RAW I really like AV for the most part and manual mode next. If shutter speed is most important I will use TV. AV, M, and TV are about all I use. I shoot jpeg for most stuff (especially when they need the pictures real quick) and RAW when it really matters. For me large jpegs from my 40D with just a little post processing turn out nice images. Many of the complaints I hear is how long it takes to get the pictures from the photographer. I can shoot 400 images at a bluegrass festival in jpeg, cull out about 100, do a little post, and have the pictures ready the next day. So far I have not got any complaints. RAW is better but it takes time to process a lot of RAW images. __________________ Website Matter Of Fact Art Facebook

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