Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No argument on the advantages of shooting DNG here as we all said. However it is not the core issue that Scott originally described (cyan corners). Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 8 October 2010 20:45, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I agree, totally! > > > Tina > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > > If you're shooting jpegs nothing really matters much it's like you just > > brought your pix to the cheapest drug store in the poorest neighborhood > and > > all you care about is you are saving a nickel a print for lowest common > > denominator snaps.. > > While a jpeg is the worst case scenario non processing of an image you > can > > ever imagine a raw file is the neg we always dreamed about and never > > thought > > we'd ever get. A neg that gives us a second chance and with a friendly > > happy > > yet robust interface. - here you are shooting jpegs with a lens costing 4 > > grand and a body costing I forgot how many grand! > > It's not a matter of "lets see now should I shoot a jpeg or a raw?" you > set > > it on raw and forget about it. > > > > If you ever shoot a job where the deadline is a half hour before you even > > shoot the picture and you are going to email the pix to the paper from > the > > nearest starbucks shoot a jpeg. Though if it was me I'd still not do it. > > On the long shot a jpeg is an insult to your gear and a waste of time. > > > > -------------------- > > Mark William Rabiner > > Photography > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > mark at rabinergroup.com > > > > > > > From: Scott Gregory <s_gregory1 at mac.com> > > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:53:39 +0000 (GMT) > > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 questions (Geoff) > > > > > > Geoff: > > > > > > Yes, thanks this is a Leica 21 ASPH. > > > > > > I did have a uv/ir on and then removed and shot again with same > results. > > But > > > again was JPEG. > > > > > > I will try Raw and see what happens. And I have not loaded the new > > firmware > > > yet, which I will have to do as well. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >