I have been shooting RAW for weddings with this camera (yes - don't you DARE laugh) for a couple of years. Recently however, I got a bit tired of the seemingly endless work hours of converting several hundred images to either JPEG or TIFF and decided to do a once-and-for-all test.
I simply put the c5050 on a tripod, shot part of a tree trunk with a lot of detail in the bark. (Camera base settings: ISO at 64, automatic white balance, sharp, saturation and contrast all at zero, auto-focus, no fill flash.) Three shots; RAW, TIFF and SHQ (which is jpeg). Did some minor editing in photoshop cs2 - basically to get all three to being as close to simillar as possible on-screen. Then cropped to 8x10 full-frame at 266dpi, and cropped a 4x5inch section again to 8x10 full-frame. (In my guessing, this results in appearance as if it were a section of a 16 x 20, correct?) Looked carefully with a magnifying glass, and honestly, I can't justify the time anymore I've spent converting the RAW files... (sigh)
The SHQ mode (or JPEG) will do just fine. No noticable difference.
Now, this opinion is based on my experience with "real-life" clients: I know what they're looking for - good expressions, sharp, clear photos, the right timing, etc. And this can easily be done with JPEG shooting.
As for the ones still laughing at the thought of using c5050 for a professional wedding - grab one, and try it for yourself. The lens is remarkably sharp and will produce excellent photos. Granted, startup time is not as fast as an digital slr, lens range is limited - but WHO CARES?!?!?! Do you want to make money, or spend every dime you earn on the latest and best? Truly - the person behind the camera is STILL the weakest link in the chain, know what I mean?
what's the advantage of using TIFF vs. JPeg on C5050?
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I have been shooting RAW for weddings with this camera (yes - don't you DARE laugh) for a couple of years. Recently however, I got a bit tired of the seemingly endless work hours of converting several hundred images to either JPEG or TIFF and decided to do a once-and-for-all test.
I simply put the c5050 on a tripod, shot part of a tree trunk with a lot of detail in the bark. (Camera base settings: ISO at 64, automatic white balance, sharp, saturation and contrast all at zero, auto-focus, no fill flash.) Three shots; RAW, TIFF and SHQ (which is jpeg). Did some minor editing in photoshop cs2 - basically to get all three to being as close to simillar as possible on-screen. Then cropped to 8x10 full-frame at 266dpi, and cropped a 4x5inch section again to 8x10 full-frame. (In my guessing, this results in appearance as if it were a section of a 16 x 20, correct?) Looked carefully with a magnifying glass, and honestly, I can't justify the time anymore I've spent converting the RAW files... (sigh)
The SHQ mode (or JPEG) will do just fine. No noticable difference.
Now, this opinion is based on my experience with "real-life" clients: I know what they're looking for - good expressions, sharp, clear photos, the right timing, etc. And this can easily be done with JPEG shooting.
As for the ones still laughing at the thought of using c5050 for a professional wedding - grab one, and try it for yourself. The lens is remarkably sharp and will produce excellent photos. Granted, startup time is not as fast as an digital slr, lens range is limited - but WHO CARES?!?!?! Do you want to make money, or spend every dime you earn on the latest and best? Truly - the person behind the camera is STILL the weakest link in the chain, know what I mean?