There are several RAW file types. I usually use DNG instead of PEF (both are RAW) because the DNG is a more "universal" format that PS recognizes. Sony has apparently figured out how to make compressed RAW files that don't lose any detail in the compression.
Jeffery On Nov 23, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Nov 23, 2010, at 5:29 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > >> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> >>> Regarding converting to DNG, I will now expose my naiveté by [1] admitting >>> that, again for the time-being, I am shooting jpeg, [2] asking what's the >>> advantage of DNG. >> >> Think of it like having a print (jpg) versus a negative (DGN) to create a >> print. >> The jpg's are smaller files rendered from the original in camera digital >> info. >> The DGN's are bigger files and retain more detail that can be brought out in >> software like Lightroom. >> >> 5 years ago when digital was new, one of our UK PDML'ers made a discovery. >> He was shooting jpg's exclusively and tried some RAW (DGN) shots. >> He posted side by side comparison shots and the detail in the white areas >> (black areas) was just plain better in the DGN shots. >> More of the original image was maintained. >> More could be brought out in difficult lighting situations. >> That was enough for me, I stopped using jpg's and switched to DGN's > > Thanks, Bob. I know that subject heading broadcasts my utter ignorance to the > world, but the original one was clearly no longer appropriate. > > So RAW and DGN are the same thing? > > I figured that at some point down the road I'd switch to RAW, but am deterred > for now by concerns about memory and storage and, most important, the fact > that my understanding of processing and editing is more limited -- > "non-existent" would be more appropriate -- than even my understanding of > file management in LR. Better to leave the processing to the camera for now, > I think. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
