Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Roger, Thank you good Sir! Another positive post to copy and save in my common sense digital use folder! I find it a great learning file when a post such as yours and Jim's earlier to put in my simple reasons for doing things digital! Without a lot of words I don't understand from techieland! Thanks again. cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hart" <rhart76 at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 reviewers drawn from the "unwashed masses" JPEG &RAW???? > Ted, > > I sometimes shoot RAW and JPEG for one reason: to ship photos back to my > office where they are used on the web. Dumping JPEGS onto an FTP server is > much, much quicker than sending RAW files...and the 72 dpi web images > don't > need to start life as a RAW file. Being able to shoot both at the same > time > saves time converting the RAW files to JPEGs. > > Roger Hart > Detroit > > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> A big thank you for a simple and common sense reason for shooting both. I >> suppose there are several reasons why folks would shoot both. And I'm >> sure >> I'll have them explained. Yours being the first and understandable >> reason. >> Thanks again. >> >> cheers, >> ted >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" >> <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:33 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 reviewers drawn from the "unwashed masses" JPEG >> &RAW???? >> >> >> Ted, >>> >>> This is an answer from another Jim. My photo sessions usually consist >>> of >>> 10 >>> to 20 exposures, so storage space is no concern. Likewise, battery drain >>> is >>> not a problem. I shoot RAW+Jpeg because my photo software, Elements 6.0, >>> when handling Olympus RAW files, does not provide thumbnail images. I >>> use >>> the Jpeg images as a proof sheet, selecting the images that are worthy >>> of >>> a >>> final edit. I then open each of those RAW images and process them. >>> >>> While this is great for my shooting habits, I can see that I might drop >>> the >>> Jpeg images from my setup if I were to get involved in lengthy photo >>> shoots. >>> Since I am only a year behind you in age, I don't see extended shoots in >>> my >>> future. >>> >>> I hope this helps. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:39 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 reviewers drawn from the "unwashed masses" JPEG >>> &RAW???? >>> >>> >>> Hi Jim, >>>> I'm assuming your question is for me? Dr. ted? If it is electronically >>>> timed I'm sure it happens! >>>> But many of the things that are brought up are not worth bothering >>>> about >>>> if the photographer is totally consummed with shooting the moment! And >>>> just got on with their picture taking it really wouldn't make any >>>> difference! >>>> >>>> I have a question back, why in all "common sense," never mind wishy >>>> washy >>>> reasons, would one shoot RAW & JPEG at the same time?" I see that as a >>>> complete waste of card space and battery waste. Not to forget it's >>>> double >>>> the editing time later? Anyone? >>>> >>>> Particularly when they feel the camera isn't functioning in a manner >>>> they >>>> don't like, why do it and set the camera to work in both JPEG & RAW? A >>>> fashion that it only angers the user?? >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> Dr. ted >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <jimlong5 at charter.net> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:45 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 reviewers drawn from the "unwashed masses" >>>> >>>> >>>> So when the digital journalist article said there is a 3.6 to 3.7 >>>> second >>>>> pause needed between fine and basic JPG files, that's not true? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:21 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 reviewers drawn from the "unwashed masses" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Frank Filippone wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >> Yes. But not exactly the tool for the decisive >>>>>>> >> moment.......Human, >>>>>>> >> birdie, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lion, or otherwise...... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Steve Barbour offered: >>>>>> >>>>>>> why Frank, and how do you know? >>>>>>> here... >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/handymanbw.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Great shot Steve, "Action at it's best! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Gentlemen may I interject for a moment? Thank you. >>>>>> I've never found any delay because I don't think about that kind of >>>>>> stuff >>>>>> ~!!!!! ERGO! it doesn't happen! ;-) Jeeesh some of you guys are worry >>>>>> warts! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> It's quite simple really.... if you guys stopped thinking about all >>>>>> this >>>>>> techie stuff and tried this system! >>>>>> >>>>>> "SEE -- SHOOT!" faster than I type this, you wouldn't have time to >>>>>> think >>>>>> about all this lag stuff. >>>>>> >>>>>> Quite frankly if you guys hadn't brought this up I'd have never >>>>>> thought >>>>>> it >>>>>> was happening, "THAT IS IF IT DOES?????" Concentrate on >>>>>> image/shooting >>>>>> and >>>>>> forget about the camera in hand! >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a wild possibility some of you are getting older and the >>>>>> lagtime >>>>>> is your own mental lagtime? :-) :-) :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> But here is a tiny solid tip of advice to eliminate your imagined >>>>>> lagtime, >>>>>> period! >>>>>> >>>>>> Buy a Tom Abrahamson "SOFT RELEASE"! Screw it into the shutter >>>>>> release >>>>>> and >>>>>> you wont have time to think about anything because you will have >>>>>> released >>>>>> almost by thought process! Blink your eyes, picture taken! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> You don't believe it? If you don't have it in the release and using >>>>>> it, >>>>>> (me 2 years experience time) don't tell me it wont make any >>>>>> difference >>>>>> because you're only wasting your time and mine! >>>>>> >>>>>> The release worked beautifully on film M's and sure as hell is a >>>>>> super >>>>>> fast release for M digital cameras! >>>>>> Yer welcome I knew you'd appreciate it. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr. ted. >>>>>> "one of the unwashed masses! 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