RAW versus JPEG

A tickler for a future D40 Plus article.

I found that I was spending more time behind the computer than taking pictures when using camera RAW format. For the most part I have quit using RAW as I'd rather take pictures than sit behind the computer and twiddle with bits.

I discovered that once I got my camera set up properly and if I take the picture 'correctly' there is no advantage to RAW as seen in the printed pictures.

RAW will definetly allow you to easily correct pictures shot with the whitebalance not set correctly and is really nice for those mixed lighting photos as well. These are the only conditions I now use RAW for.

Here is are some direct RAW to JPEG comparisons http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm

Here is a good article on the technical aspect that to me provides all the proof I need to saw RAW is not everything many make it out to be
http://danheller.blogspot.com/2006/07/business-aspects-of-raw-vs-jpg-mode.html