" ps: I think I've asked it here before but I continuously wonder why
> nearly everyone (but me) writes raw as RAW... as though it's an acronym
> or file type abbreviation. It's neither, just an adjective."
Because most of us didn't know any better. Thanks. I will make less use of
the shift key. ;-)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] No E-System pro camera until 2010 ;(
> Except that there is no custom development option that could exercise
> even a fraction of the control allowed by processing raw files in a raw
> converter.
>
> ps: I think I've asked it here before but I continuously wonder why
> nearly everyone (but me) writes raw as RAW... as though it's an acronym
> or file type abbreviation. It's neither, just an adjective.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Philippe Amard wrote:
>> In short :
>> Shooting RAW is more or less like developing the film the way you want
>> it to be.
>> Shooting JPEG is asking the first lab or shop round the corner to
>> process it for you.
>>
>> No printing involved here.
>> Ph
>>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> Joel's statement about not needing to shoot raw when you have a live
>>> histogram is correct... but only if your intent is to replicate shooting
>>> slide film. There are dozens of controls on ACR's conversion screens
>>> and exposure is but one of them. When processing raw files (basically
>>> everything I shoot) I probably deliberately set no less than 1/2 dozen
>>> controls and for some as many as a dozen or more.
>>>
>>> Perhaps this points to the source of the sometimes quite divergent views
>>> on shooting raw. Not shooting raw and not having extensive control over
>>> the development process would be quite constraining for me.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken Norton wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> There is no need to shoot RAW in such a case if exposure
>>>>> is the primary reason for doing so.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Funny how some of us can manage to shoot slide film and get the
>>>> exposure
>>>> right, but the moment we pick up a digital camera--gotta shoot RAW
>>>> because
>>>> we can't meter to save our skin.
>>>>
>>>> AG
>>>>
>>>>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|