Steve Maskery
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It's a Lumix G1. Old by today's standards, but does everything I need, and I don't want to have to spend anything I don't need to.
Steve - this http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcg1/2 suggests you should be able to get raw files from it.Steve Maskery":o2a7i9pz said:It's a Lumix G1. Old by today's standards, but does everything I need, and I don't want to have to spend anything I don't need to.
Raw files depend greatly on the camera, but in a nutshell: light goes through lens to sensor => analogue sensor data is digitized => digital data is modified based on your current settings (white balance, sharpness, picture styles etc.) => resulting image is written to the memory card as a jpeg.Steve Maskery":3geqga3d said:Well I've had a play and have learned quite a bit. I don't understand what RAW is or why I would want it, but I've found where it is. And I've found how to set the WB to the 6500K of my fluorescent tubes.
I'll probably still use point and shoot though!
Racers":hrla9wqm said:Doug B":hrla9wqm said:Hope to be up for a pint this month, had my stitches out so should be good for a jar in a couple of weeks.
Stitches?
Pete
No worries.Steve Maskery":3oqvc8k3 said:Hey, Sploo, I understood all of that! Thank you very much.
sploo":38zvoxgq said:If you wanted something that'd shoot raw without spending big money, I believe that many of Canon's consumer point and shoot models can be "hacked" using CHDK - which is a sort of third party extension firmware that can enable higher-end features on a budget camera. Adobe's Lightroom is then the ideal companion for tweaking and managing the photos - though it'd be overkill if you don't actually take many shots.
I'd highly recommend Scott Kelby's Lightroom books - very good for introducing you to the "what" and "why"; made a big difference for me.yetloh":2auxjbdh said:Use RAW all the time and +1 for Lightroom. Quite apart from processing the image and generating a jpeg version, it is great for organising your images with a huge range of cataloguing possibilities, you can make it as simple or as complicated as you like.
Ah. You'll be needing a Canon 1DX then :wink:xy mosian":2auxjbdh said:There is a downside, the image saving time, to card, is greatly increased. This sometimes is a blessing, making me think longer before pressing the shutter, but more often a bit of a nuisance.
Is there going to be a prize for the poster that tips it over 100?SteveF":2auxjbdh said:this has been an outstanding build
and to get to 100 will be a landmark
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