New to M8, DNG , JPEG or both ?

[peterleyenaar]

Hello ,
I have had my new M8 since last Saterday and as so many others, I am very pleased with this camera, it is like shooting film again in terms of quality.

I feel more like a photographer than with any other digital camera that I have owned, 5D, still have it , shoot leica r lenses with it via an adapter, D200 gone, Fuji S-3, gone and some others, all gone.
My question, What does every one here shoot, DNG, JPEG or both ?

With my other Digital cameras I shot mostly raw, except shooting weddings with the Fuji S-3.

The JPEGs out of the M8 appear to be really good, is there need to shoot DNG other than for archival purposes ?

Best Regards
Peter

 

[Joe Mondello]

Well I have mine set to DNG +JPG but but but . . . .

Lightroom ony sees the DNG files and completely ignores the JPGs (probably some setting I did wrong). Plus Apple Aperture also only sees the DNGs but as grey boxes and also ignores the JPGs.

From what I've seen of RAW vs JPG with this camera, RAW yields significantly better IQ.

 

[boilerdoc2]

Shoot RAW and small jpeg. That way I always have a file that any computer will identify. Redundant maybe, but it comes in handy at times. It IS an amazing camera.
steve

 

[chuckcars]

Suggest using DNG only. Then process with Camera One. Once you get the routine down it will put a constant smile on your face. I really see no need for both. I just find life easier using camera raw then make a low res .jpg or a high res .tiff out of the same processed image.

 

[SteveT]

Dng/jpg

Dng/jpg

I use DNG/JPG.

There are two disadvantages: 1) you have to change sd cards much more frequently and 2) though I haven't measured, write times seem slower.


But there are three advantages. 1) I use an Epson viewer to back-up and view, and the darned thing can't read DNG (you'd think the Epson engineeers could figure this one out.) 2) It is quicker and easier when traveling to copy a jpg into an email than dealing with processing the DNG files. And most importantly 3) It allows you to switch between b&w and color on the monitor with just a couple of button clicks. If you are in DNG, then you have to go to JPG, change the color setting, and then go back to DNG. Sooner or later Solms should make that process easier.

Though principally a b&w shooter, the facility with which I can now switch back and forth between color and b&w with this digital M has substantially improved my skills at seeing both color and b&w.