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08/18/2005 09:23:23 AM · #1 |
I will be shooting a golf tournament and need some suggestions for image size settings.
I have been shooting: JPEG FINE/IMAGE SIZE MEDIUM
I am considering: JPEG FINE/IMAGE SIZE SMALL
If I go to the smaller size I will gain more photos on my memory card, but storage will not be an issue, I have (1) 512 card and (1) 1GIG card. I am concearned about quality for prints after I am done. Any comments would be helpfull. Thanks....
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08/18/2005 09:33:09 AM · #2 |
I just wrote a long message about using RAW and/or the highest, biggest available for the best prints --- the i think I hit "report" ... meaning i saw something bad in your post .. which I did not :) ...
Oh well, I'll probably get reprimanded but just use the biggest best quality you can - pics will look nicer when printed. If you have Photoshop CS2, try RAW! |
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08/18/2005 09:35:31 AM · #3 |
I think it depends on what you want to do with the images and how many you think you will be shooting. If you want to print, specially larger prints, go with RAW or JPEG FINE/LARGE. If you just want to post to the web stick with your MEDIUM.
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08/18/2005 09:35:42 AM · #4 |
Shoot the largest possible
and change the size in photoshop
raw would be the best |
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08/18/2005 09:36:08 AM · #5 |
Elliott,
I never shoot anything at less than JPEG FINE/IMAGE SIZE LARGE. You never know when a shot will come up that you need to crop significantly and a small image would lose all of the quality. I don't shoot in RAW because I don't have the time for that much Post Processing, so I want as much quality in the photos that I do take. On a 1 Gig card, you should be able to get about 320 to 340 shots. You might want to consider getting a second 1Gig card. (Costo has a SanDisk 1G for $90 and a Lexar 1G for $100) With two 1 Gig cards and a 512, you should be able to get about 800 shots in.
Ken
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08/18/2005 09:40:13 AM · #6 |
| Settings at Large Fine result in files up to 2.6 meg and can be used to make excellant 5x7's and very nice 8x10's. If you need print sizes larger than these AND they for client sales, then consider using RAW. If these are simply for publishing, then 3000x2000 is acceptable, which is the size of a large fine jpeg file. |
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08/18/2005 09:55:00 AM · #7 |
I just want to say something about RAW that I think hasn't been mentioned -- it is not much better than JPG unless you take advantage of it ... for example, if you shoot in RAW and use Photoshop CS2 to open, it allows you to adjust some of the camera's settings - -this was magical when I first used it - but it is also the reason the files are 5+ MB ....
The magic of RAW ... I had a blown out horizon line that magically appeared as I adjusted the "exposure". SO .. there is data in the RAW image that a JPG doesn't hold, but if you are just converting the RAW image to JPG with iphoto or something, than you probably should have just used JPG ... at the highest possible setting of course!
Anyone can feel free to correct me, but I believe this is all pretty accurate.
Message edited by author 2005-08-18 13:57:15. |
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08/18/2005 10:26:42 AM · #8 |
| My counsel would be to buy additional card(s) to increase the number of shots you can store, shoot Large and Fine. If you haven't been shooting RAW regularly, you will be unprepared for the amount of post processing you will have to do. And if yau aren't used to post processing RAW images, your personal post processing capabilities will probably lag behind what your camera can do with JPG and the camera settings you like. Just my personal opinion. Good luck. |
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08/18/2005 11:02:56 AM · #9 |
Thank you so much for the quick responses. After reading all of your suggestions I will go with the larger file size for better results. I am experimenting with RAW, but plan on taking about 800 pictures for this event and the post-processing would be timely. I have printed perfect 8x10's using the JPEG FINE/IMAGE SIZE MEDIUM.
I just bought a SANDISK Ultra II 1GIG card from newegg.com for $90 (including shipping) if anyone is interested. Once again thanks for all the help....
Elliott
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