M9 jpegs?

I shoot a lot of JPEGs on the M8, and it does a good job.

I will do so on the M9 as well.

JPEGs are great for when you do not want to sepnd a lot of time in front of the computer, post-processing a picture. If the primary use is to upload it, no real need for the greater bit-depth given by Raw. Many of my pictures are JPEGs out of the camera, reduced to 1024pixels on the long side, and uploaded.

I do not do much in the way of monochrome conversions, but would probably use RAW if I want to do it seriously. I prefer a monochrome sensor for monochrome images.
 
I usually shoot RAW, but agree with Brian...new cameras with more pixels take a long time to process in Lightroom. So I sometimes shoot jpeg on my DSLR now, and am considering doing the same on the M9. Am not wild about the M8's conversion though, so I have usually stuck to RAW.
 
never even tried. The M9 shoots jpegs as well (just joking). Have occasionally done so in B&W at high iso but in the end i find that with a few home made presets in LR3 I get better results. Another reason for not using B&W jpegs is that I can add colour filters afterwards in LR3 or Silver efex pro
 
Well, I find that WB so often go wrong with both M8 and M9 that I just don't bother. Lightroom takes care of any flaws so quickly that for a fast job it's no percentage in it. If the thing is to shoot jpeg only, why on earth spend the kind of money a Leica RF cost as it does the job significantly poorer than a decent compact?
 
I have a lab coat. Also have an M9. No problems with the JPEGs or white balance on it or on the M8.
 
JPGs take way too long to right to the camera card in the Leicas. I also find they just don't have the highlight detail in JPG that the raws contain. Especially since the dynamic range takes a hit in the higher ISOs, raw is the best option for retaining detail with the M8 IMO.

I have shot in RAW+JPG before to compare. I find the color representation is a bit different as well in JPG. I get "truer" shots to what I expect in the raw files. To be honest though, the Black and white JPG setting from the Leica isn't too bad in most situations.

Then again, I like being able to control my tonal values in B&W. I always end up using raw exclusively.
 
mabelsound said:
I usually shoot RAW, but agree with Brian...new cameras with more pixels take a long time to process in Lightroom. So I sometimes shoot jpeg on my DSLR now, and am considering doing the same on the M9. Am not wild about the M8's conversion though, so I have usually stuck to RAW.
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Depends on your computer - I switched to a quad Macpro after my old PC tended to choke on M9 files - it is bl***y fast....:angel:
 
yes sounds like M8 to M9 upgrade requires computer upgrade as well :eek:

no WB issues on my M8 files either btw :rolleyes:
 
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