Shooting JPG vs. Raw: DSLR Know-How with Tamron Episode 11

[unique5565]

I mean really , its not like you can't turn a RAW File into a Jpeg file you know.. its always there regardless , Right.

[unique5565]

You know what, I really have no idea why i shoot both.. RAW is so much better and i just love having all that control over the information.. Its not like i don't have a big enough card.. So from now on Its RAW RAW RAW.. LOL Thanks ..you just saved me some Jpeg space.. go figure.. lol..

[johnnyonline]

I know of some event/news guys that shoot both so that they have the speed of the JPG's which are ready to publish and the safety net of the RAW file 'just in case' they screw up a critical shot and need to fix exposure or white balance.

[johnnyonline]

haha.. i've been shooting with my brothers brand new EOS 550D for the last week and until i have a lightroom update to support the RAW files, I'll shoot both JPG + RAW. That way if I happen to have a really good shot that i want to play with later I still have the RAW files to return to. I did the same with my EOS 500D & Olympus EP1 when they were brand new until Adobe caught up.

[jagdude99]

You don't need a Lightroom Update to process Raw files, but you might need to find the latest "Camera Raw Plugin" and install that. All Photoshop tools use the plugin.