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How rare is RAW?
You mean as opposed to all those little squares that a raw file contains? You are dreaming. A pixel is a pixel is a pixel. The minute that you can extract sub-pixel data from a raw file, you can put me to bed with a shovel. -
How rare is RAW?
Ahhh Nigel ... exactly how many of us here own printers that can reproduce that greater gamut? I'm reluctant to argue with someone as good at the craft as you are, but I frankly don't believe your claim that the difference is "massive". Indeed, with modern JPG engines in current generation... -
How rare is RAW?
There is actually a difference, PCV, but it is tiny. I'm not sure what it translates into in percentage terms, but something in the order of a fraction of one percent seems reasonable. I doubt that you or I could tell a big TIFF made from raw and a big TIFF made from JPG apart in a proper double... -
How rare is RAW?
For birds, nearly always JPG. Depending on camera and circumstances, I'll often shoot raw + JPG, but practically never have to resort to using the raw file. If the lighting is bad enough to need the raw file instead of the JPG, then it's probably not a good enough shot to waste much time post...