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Subject: [Leica] Reuters bans RAW
From: zoeica at mac.com (chris williams)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:17:52 -0500
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AP and Reuters shooters I know are not complaining. 

Chris Williams
www.zoeicaimages.net
504-231-6261


> On Nov 19, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> 
> I think most of their shooters already use jpeg only just for speed.  Some
> take both RAW and jpeg - the jpeg to submit and the RAW to work on later
> for themselves.  Makes sense, but I would never shoot jpeg only.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 1:35 AM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at 
> gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> <
>> 
>> http://petapixel.com/2015/11/18/reuters-issues-a-worldwide-ban-on-raw-photos/#more-191527
>> 
>> I thought this was a hoax, but evidently not. It sounds like this decision
>> was made by an executive type with no technical knowledge of photography. 
>> I
>> guess dodging and burning are now the enemy of truth.  But if 
>> photographers
>> are still allowed to crop and adjust levels, how is it going to stop
>> dishonest photoshopping? Is Reuters going to only allow the use of cameras
>> that generate JPG checksums, with all cropping and levels editing done in
>> camera?
>> 
>> Prepare for a lot of badly-exposed backlit, side-lit and
>> sunlight-with-black-shadows pictures, I guess.
>> 
>> --Peter
>> 
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> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Reuters bans RAW)
In reply to: Message from boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Reuters bans RAW)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Reuters bans RAW)