J.Peg or Raw

I use RAW all the time for the flexibility & what I can get out of a file but at sport on 5fps I'm inclined to go with jpg.

Of course, if you shoot RAW and keep the Pentax converter software on your PC, you can always batch convert using the camera settings and get the JPG you would have got out of the camera.

Except for card space (which lets face it is pretty cheap) it's the best of both worlds.

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I paid good money for my DSLRs, as I want the best quality and low noise.
Why would I want to select JPEG and throw information away.

I shoot 99% DNG Raw. If In am running out of card space I may reluctantly switch to JPEG. I see the arguments for using JPEG where high Frames per Second are required.

If you want the best Low Light/High ISO noise performance, then Raw is required. Have a look at in-depth tests on Pentax DSLRs, you will see that in Raw, they perform equal to Nikons and Canons, at high ISO.

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Friendly Regards
Graham

For k-7 jpeg shooters what are the jpeg setthings adjustments you guys use ?

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MY PPG -> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/nunofonseca

You sure? link

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Stefan


K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ

I don't see any reason to change John's settings from one model to another.

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Best regards
Terry

K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ

My settings from k200d to k7 seems pretty diferent... that's I was asking

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MY PPG -> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/nunofonseca

Thank you for all the replies, on my KM the settings are Vibrant with adjustments to Hue , and saturation, D-range on, sharpness to fine +3,using J-peg, at 10mpx and quality at 3 star and that's about it.
Thank you all again for replying to my post,have a blameless weekend, and enjoy the weather & your photography.
Paul

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Pentax K10d, KM, kit lens 18-55,Sigma 28-80, Sigma 55-200, Sigma70/300 APO , Tamron 400mm Prime, Cosinon 135 prime,Ricoh 55mm.

I'm sure I'm sure.
What I am unsure about is what your point is Stefan.

I'm not sure I understand either, that link just seems to confirm that JPG is the best option for long bursts.

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I think the point was that it was only very marginal.

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Apparently.

Exactly. The K-7 processes a lot faster than my old *istD did but it's certainly not in 7D territory so being able to clear the buffer more quickly by using jpg has an advantage.

"I paid good money for my DSLRs, as I want the best quality and low noise.
Why would I want to select JPEG and throw information away"

Just because one option has the 'higher' numbers or the higher bit count is totally irrelevant if the viewer of the photo is totally unable to see them.....

You might buy a Ferrari which is clearly FAR superior to a Ford Focus, but you will never get anything like the performance available out of the Ferrari under 95% of UK road conditions...likewise under many shooting conditions AND depending on how the finished photo is enlarged/printed/displayed, a RAW shot may be totally pointless unless the finished article can show the possible RAW improvement.

Do not be fooled by numbers or test conditions, as many cameras & lenses can be seen to perform quite differently in real world useage.

I have always thought that JPEG is for experts, and RAW for amateurs and newbies.

It's all about nailing exposure. If you can be confident that you will get the exposure right every time, use JPEG. If not, use RAW.

I use RAW.

G

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Yep. That about says it for me. With the proviso that if you do lots of mixed light work, it can be handy to alter White Balance later (if you get it wrong). And with RAW files, there's definitely more information retained in highlights which may be recovered on a computer.

But it's such a fag and processing is so slow I can never be bothered. (Second rate photographer, I suppose!)

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Best wishes,

Andrew

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