Re: Why many settings arguments don't matter with RAW

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:12:48 +0200, "Ben Brugman" <Ben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



? All raw require post processing by definition.

No they don't.

They do...

Most camera's are capable of taking raw together with a jpg.

....the in-camera jpeg is a product of the RAW.

(snipp)

The bottom line is, if the jpg is sufficient, you do not need
the raw at all.

That's true. Or I would say: If the jpeg is sufficient for your kind
of publishing (web, print etc) you don't need the raw data.

-espen

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