Jan 19, 2016, 19:30
(Jan 19, 2016, 13:58)Jocko Wrote: Today, after our discussions on raw v JPEG, I picked up my Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 and took some photos of my star "model", Lucy...
...Here are the two images, as a JPEG image straight from the camera, and after a lot of exposure compensation.
That's good work, John - a nice image and a Luvly Lucy!
One point I don't think I've mentioned before, is that over the past four years I have recorded about 400 GB of image files. I know storage is not that expensive but, as I have all my files backed up on three separate devices in three separate places, that's already a total of about 1.6 TB. That would probably have to be multiplied by at least three times, if I had also saved raw files for each image. I just couldn't be bothered with all that additional data, when raw files are usually not necessary.
One point I might have mentioned before somewhere, is that my DSLR gives me the option to save a raw file after the camera has produced its JPEG. Until I take the next photo (or turn the camera off), the raw data is stored in the memory buffer. So I can look at the JPEG on the camera's rear screen and, if it seems necessary, I can then also save the raw file for that image by pressing the AE-L button. You will probably not be surprised when I admit that I have hardly ever used that clever feature.
Cheers.
Philip