Format question

What format do you use and why? My understanding may be wrong but, if you are not blowing a pic up do you need to use the largest format? Do you get more detail into a 4X6 or even a 8x10 by changing format.

By format do you mean file type?

Too little info... If you're talking crop-to-CD, I generally do everything at 1.00:1.33. It's the most suited for any image size with the least loss. (this is for CD's that go to clients)

Elaborate on format. Do you mean .jpg/.RAW? .jpg size? aspect ratio?

I'm guessing you mean the "quality" setting... as in large/fine, medium/fine etc?

If that's the case I have no idea but am interested in knowing...

I use 135 format digital. I think you can just see the better resolution over the 1.6X format at around 8x10 prints if you view them at a natural handheld distance.

Okay......SORRY, forgive the new guy. What I meant to ask is about quality(size) and the JPEG compression and file format.

If you are saving finals that will not be edited again, then most would advise that you leave the resolution at it's original state and save the jpg at a setting of at least [minimum] 9. Most would save finals at 10-12. [10 is more common] JPG IS the file format. You can save as TIF also, but you're talking a lot more disk space and it depends on if you shot JPG to begin with.

rhodesx6,
Well I choose the best jpeg resolution available (it varies from camera to camera) because its easier to downsize then to up size Go for the largest jpeg available, this way if you decide to print big it will help

Always shoot in the highest resolution available, you never know when a random snap will want to be printed large. Some of my random snaps on holiday i've printed 30x20", fortunately I was shooting RAW so I can do that. Storage is cheap.

Okay I'm getting it. My initial thought is to lower the quality to get more pics on one card=saving $....Then it hits me that I bought a 40D if I'm worried about a $40 card I'm in big trouble

rhodesx6 wrote in post #5695240
Okay I'm getting it. My initial thought is to lower the quality to get more pics on one card=saving $....Then it hits me that I bought a 40D if I'm worried about a $40 card I'm in big trouble

Now you're getting it.

Spending the kind of money a 40D costs, and cheaping out on CF cards and shooting JPG?

If you're that worried about saving money, sell the 40D, and buy a point and shoot and shoot JPGs the rest of your life.