[Leica] Now RAW vs JPEG

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

WOW! Once again so many posts illustrate the wonderful family we have here 
of helpful folks. :-)

OK crew, thank you all for explaining the foibles of shooting only JPEG and 
not RAW.

JPEG seemed to be so simple straight forward & fast in producing  beautiful 
exposures & prints at any size. My feelings were "why add another step to 
the routine by shooting RAW?" I suppose this was compounded by "negative 
comments" about all the extra processing required in shooting RAW."

Obviously this isn't the case, certainly if I understand RAW is the 
"positive-negative" from which you make your JPEG or TIFF prints? Dang I 
hope I got that right.

You all have been very patient and helpful with me explaining the procedure 
and why to shoot RAW as it appears from all reports I'm like the only 
soldier out of step in the parade. ;-)

With so many helping hands, it's obvious my time to learn one more step has 
come. Therefore it's back to "look in the manual" and read how to set for 
RAW and begin to shoot away.

And yes I'll learn it's still a simple KISS procedure as experience begins 
to settle in. :-)

To all a great big thanks once again for looking after the old guy in 
explaining these new fangled ways of photography. :-)
ted