Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Yeah, that's just crazy talk. If one were limited to just the particular exposures, tonal response curves, and colors that can be set up in camera, a lot of photography would hardly be worth the effort. I mean, sure, *some* pictures can be made that way, but an awful lot are improved significantly by being able to control things at a level beyond what can possibly be done in camera.
it's not about one set of cast in stone settings, that is what a roll of film was, and it was not good enough, that's why people shot different films in different situations.
what I do believe is that for most situations, it is possible to get JPEG settings that are very close for that situation, in terms of WB, contrast, saturation etc, and knowing how to make those settings in camera.
Is it perfect, no, I will admit that, but it is good for probably 95% of all situations. If you know that and also know when to recognize you need something extra, then that is when you push the RAW button.