Rhys
06-18-2006, 04:58 PM
I've been shooting the last 2 days exclusively in RAW. My observations are:
1. RAW images take a heck of a lot of time to process.
2. RAW can't save a badly-exposed image (proves the camera meter isn't all that wonderful).
3. RAW does offer more lattitude than JPEG.
Overall, I'm not very impressed with RAW. It certainly increases the amount of work I have to do with each image over what I'd have to do with JPEG.
Having used the XT exclusively in bright sunlight I am more tempted than ever to get a decent manual exposure, manual focus camera and an external meter. Film has more lattitude but like slide film, it's possible to get a good exposure with digital if the exposure is spot on. Those shots I took today using matrix metering certainly were not spot on. Focus wasn't spot on all the time either.
I was impressed by the sharpness of my Tamron 28-75 and 17-35. Those points alone, however, are insufficient to recommend the Canon system for further retention. My experiments continue but I feel very much that it's time I headed back to the Nikon camp.
Today and yesterday I used exclusively aperture priority, cranking the ISO when necessary.
1. RAW images take a heck of a lot of time to process.
2. RAW can't save a badly-exposed image (proves the camera meter isn't all that wonderful).
3. RAW does offer more lattitude than JPEG.
Overall, I'm not very impressed with RAW. It certainly increases the amount of work I have to do with each image over what I'd have to do with JPEG.
Having used the XT exclusively in bright sunlight I am more tempted than ever to get a decent manual exposure, manual focus camera and an external meter. Film has more lattitude but like slide film, it's possible to get a good exposure with digital if the exposure is spot on. Those shots I took today using matrix metering certainly were not spot on. Focus wasn't spot on all the time either.
I was impressed by the sharpness of my Tamron 28-75 and 17-35. Those points alone, however, are insufficient to recommend the Canon system for further retention. My experiments continue but I feel very much that it's time I headed back to the Nikon camp.
Today and yesterday I used exclusively aperture priority, cranking the ISO when necessary.