Originally posted by Heliotrope Formats: RAW (PEF) + JPEG with second to the highest megapixel size (medium) and second to the highest compression quality (medium).
That's just silly, at those settings you're basically storing a similar quality jpeg file that you already have embedded in the PEF (extract whole directories in seconds with DCRAW's -e switch)
Quote: Image Tone: Contrast: +2. Fine Sharpness: +2.
Blown-out highlights as a result? Nope, those settings would not do at all for me.
Quote: Colorspace: Adobe RGB
When combined with your later remark "
I only post-process when necessary" this is worse than silly. Shoot aRGB by all means, if you do PP and intend to print (semi-)pro. When you prefer not to do post-processing and use images for the web, screen and highstreet printing, sRGB should be your choice.
Quote: I hope you understand the advanced technical aspects of this workflow,
I cannot bring the rest of your post in line with this slightly condescending-sounding remark, sorry.
Quote: This workflow allows me to just pick up my camera and shoot about 450 pictures per month, in every situation, just for fun, it gets wonderful shots, I only post-process when necessary, and my photos are not oversized so much to keep all of them on a laptop. Cheers!
Buy a P&S, you'll be that much happier! "It gets wonderful shots" indeed!Why not save only thumbnail-sized images? You could store even more, have your whole collection on one SHDC card...