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RAW vs JPG – the final discussion

June 18, 2011 Neil vN 63 Comments

RAW vs JPG - the final discussion

The RAW vs JPG debate has raged on to the point where pretty much every photographer has been worn down, or left confused. It's been done. But bear with me on this one. It'll be quick. And convincing. Then we really are done with this. Here it is: There is NO photographer on this planet who is good enough to get: - correct white balance, - correct exposure, - correct brightness level, - correct overall and local contrast, - correct saturation, - a good black point, - or anything else you’d like to add, DURING the moment of capture, for  Read more inside...

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