Digital BW, The Print

No, I think shooting RAW is just dandy.

The nice thing about KR's site/advice is just that it caters nicely to
newbies who don't necessarily have PS (I use PictureWindow Pro)
or Nikon Capture (that's what I use) or whatever. KR's advice
tends to encourage folks to just get a reasonable tool in their hands
and go out and shoot. Out of the box on a typical DSLR that's
going to be JPEG. That's all I read into it.

KR often does note superior gear and technologies and techniques,
and often admits he uses much of it. But he pleasantly often points
out that the differences between the high end kit (e.g., the Nikon
17-35 zoom) and the consumer kit (e.g., the 18-35 zoom) aren't worth
the difference in price for most folks. Kind of nice "editorial" for
encouraging newbies and folks on a budget to get what they can afford
and go out and shoot photographs.

I love my Leica gear of which I'm not worthy (shades of Wayne's
world), but KR has a decent point. My g'friend has a friend in Ukraine
who shoots with some Yashica kit or a K1000 or something, and
her pictures just kick my stuff all over the street. I'm sure there's a
million more film P&S or digicam or kit zoom wielding folks out there
who could easily give me a similar photographic thrashing :-)

I love nice gear, but ultimately, it's all in the eye and the will I
imagine.

Scott


Jim Jasutis wrote:

> --- 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
>
>
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