D300 success statistics (why I shoot RAW)

[WsW-WYATT-EARP]

Why bother shooting jpeg? Why not just raw?

I personally shoot just raw - but when shooting an event where you can shoot 1000 + images - if they are correct then you have no further processing to do if they are jpg. It just eliminates alot of post processing that isn't needed. But it also gives you the opportunity to edit if something happens that you need to correct something by shooting both.

[Franglais]

I personally shoot just raw - but when shooting an event where you can shoot 1000 + images - if they are correct then you have no further processing to do if they are jpg. It just eliminates alot of post processing that isn't needed. But it also gives you the opportunity to edit if something happens that you need to correct something by shooting both.

Advantages of shooting RAW+JPG:

1. It gives you a second copy of each image, right from the start. If something happens to one file, the other might be okay. If the whole card fails you're dead, obviously
2. The JPG files are pretty small and you can use them straight away. If you take a portable PC or an ARCHOS to an event, you can make a quick copy of the JPG's to the portable and give people a look at the first results. Some models even insist on having a CD of the results of a shoot before leaving..