[Phil J]

I'm with Philip on this one.
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No doubt the argument will drag on ad-nausium with nether side stopping to consider the purpose for which the end product (the picture) is to be used. I cannot help but feel however, that those who insist 'I'll only shoot RAW because its better/more professional/the files are bigger/I've got a bigger and faster computer system than you', (Yah-boo sucks) are in the main, somewhat guilty of 'file snobbery'.

Best regards.

Phil.

I would agree with you Phil, but you will note that I never really said anything about bigger, better, faster, or more professional. I have said that it is up to the individual photographer to decide what to use and if it suits his purpose then that is really all that counts. I choose to shoot raw because it suits my purpose. If someone else chooses to shoot jpeg because it suits his purpose, then there is nothing wrong with doing that. I also said that regardless of what choice you make, part of making that choice is being able to live with the pros and cons of that particular choice. Because I shoot raw, I have to live with the fact that my files out of the camera will always be very large and thus I will require more "storage" for them and storage costs $$$.

By the way, I agree with your comment about "file snobbery". There are, I suspect, some who shoot raw because "that's what the pros do", when in fact certain pros shoot primarily jpeg because it suits the nature of the work that they do. I think this is like the Canon vs. Nikon argument and could go one ad nauseam and will most likely never be settled because everyone's requirements are different and as long as they are different, then they will make a choice dictated by their different needs. That's all.

WesternGuy

Hi Western Guy,

I've emboldened a part of your reply because I agree that YOU never suggested any of that part of my observation. However, that is all it was, 'an observation' and whilst you personally have chosen to primarily shoot RAW for 'frankly' all the right reasons, as I see it, there are many others who only do so because (as you highlighted) they think 'it's the thing to do'. In addition, your observation vis-a-vi Nikon v Canon is just as valid and many ignore the virtues of Pentax, Olympus, Sony or Fuji, all of which make great cameras and lenses.

Best regards.

Phil.