Originally posted by Markovo Once you go RAW you will never come back to JPEG again!
I beg to differ. On my K-5 I shoot in RAW, except at work, where the computers can't read it and I simply don't have the timem for editing.
On my *istDS I invariably shoot in JPEG, mostly because most of the stuff I do for others is unpaid casual shooting, the JPEGS are good enough for Facebook or Flickr, and it has to be up fast.
But if I were shooting professionally or for keepers, or when I know conditions could skirt the edge of what my camera can do, yeah; RAW every time. That saved my behind at my kids' last dance recital.
I think what puts people off raw is the fear of Lightroom/Photoshop, both monetary and technical, but Raw Therapee is free and does a pretty good job of conversion, and bodies like the K-5 and K-1 can convert with minor corrections in-camera at a pinch, even batch-convert (just make sure you have adequate power or an external source).