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Subject: [OM] Re: RAW
From: jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:09:25 -0500
Quoting jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> 
> 
> > <snip>
> >> Perhaps the solution is just to shoot SHQ jpegs.  I
> just finished
> >> reading
> >> the fairly desultory article about RAW in Outdoor
> Photographer, in which
> >> they make the case that you really need to get
> exposure right to get the
> >> best from RAW.  Well, OK, then, but maybe I should
> just shoot really
> >> well-exposed jpegs and save a lot of post process
> effort.
> >>
> >
> 
> I can't see the logic to this either. The entire point of
> raw is to
> maximise the available detail and colour gamult for later
> processing. JPEG
> reduces the number of available colours as well as
> detail. I think who
> ever wrote the article belongs to the mp3 or mini disk
> sounds better than
> cd camp.
> I scan slide film in raw mode using the maxium bit depth
> possible. Adjust
> the black and white points, apply a custom made ICC to
> it, apply IR
> cleaning, adjust the gamma and then produce a 48 bit tiff
> set to adobe
> colour space for printing. I would never think about JPEG
> other than for
> email purposes!
> 
> James
> 
> 
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