[Leica] M8 WONDER MACHINE! :-)

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

Something I read in the mass of discussions about the camera suggested
that it would do RAW+jpeg. I've never done this with my Canon - seemed
like a waste of memory space, but if the B&W is really that good in
jpeg it would make a good reference image for the conversion from RAW.

I wonder what the minimal compression for JPEG is on the M8.

AB

On 9/22/06, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote:
> I'd hope it has the combined modes. The only drawback, of course, is that 
> if
> you're shooting the highest quality jpgs in addition to RAW, you do reduce
> the capacity of the card. But it's definitely worth it of the bw mode is
> good enough, and close enough to the 'truth' of the RAW image.
>
>
> On 9/22/06 10:01 AM, "Didier Ludwig" <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't have the M8 but the R-D1 - which has a "RAW+JPG" shooting 
> > option; and
> > I guess the M8 has that too. I use the b&w (plus software color filters) 
> > modes
> > for the JPG/snapshots while every pic is separately saved as RAW.
> > Didier
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Sounds terrific Ted - just one word of advice - if I may humbly offer 
> >> it it
> >> - shoot RAW; do not shoot black and white mode. It may be the world's 
> >> best
> >> digital black and white mode, but if you're shooting in any 'mode' 
> >> giving
> >> you a particular color setting or mono images, you are shooting jpg, 
> >> and you
> >> will lose data, and you will not have the flexibility you have with 
> >> RAW. For
> >> 'happy snaps?' Fine. But for serious work, for images you care about - 
> >> shoot
> >> RAW and convert later.
> >>
> >> B. D.
> >
> >
> >
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