Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Johngren 
<pjohngren@y...> wrote:
> Scott -
> 
> That is my impression of Ken Rockwell's contribution
> exactly.  For those of us that like a more minimalist
> approach, his ideas are very useful and provide a
> rational for leaving some of the anal retentive
> nerd-futzing behind.  Doing so can allow you to
> concentrate more on the art of photography, leaving at
> least some of the tedious work to the incredible
> technology that is found in a camera like the D-70.
> 
> Peter 

Some of us do not consider the benifits of using RAW to be anal 
retnetive or nerd-futzing -- we consider it more like the choice 
between a photo journalist using 35mm and accepting the limits put 
on him by his his need for high speed, and a landscape photographer 
using sheet film, and processing each sheet to get the best results 
possible out of each exposure. And the thing is, when you take into 
consideration that most of the time you spend using the RAW 
converter, is saved by having to do less in Photoshop, the reward 
just seems to outweigh any percieved costs. JimJ