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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 697633" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Shooting RAW allows more latitude when post processing. For example, if you take a photo and the sky is really bright, if you haven't compensated for that brightness in your camera body, the image overall might be underexposed. RAW allows you to recover more detail as well as preserve detail when raising or lowering the exposure/shadows during post processing. Whether your SD card is set to RAW or jpeg is a personal choice. Granted the SD card won't hold as many photos, but if you set it to RAW, it will become a backup if the XQD card fails.</p><p></p><p>I don't have that body but set my cards for RAW+jpeg Fine simply because my computer takes longer to load RAW images for viewing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> If I had more RAM, then I'd be shooting RAW in both slots.</p><p></p><p>As for not shooting wide open, what Brent said generally is true. Make sure to use the AF fine tune feature to get the sharpest images possible when shooting wide open. There may come times when you'll need the extra light that shooting wide open offers. In general, birds are better shot at f/6.3 or f/7.1 to allow greater DoF. When you are shooting at such long focal lengths like 500mm, your DoF is greatly reduced vs. shooting at 100mm. You'd run the risk of not getting all of the bird in focus at f/5.6 at 500mm.</p><p></p><p>These are just my own personal preferences. Good luck and have fun! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 697633, member: 13196"] Shooting RAW allows more latitude when post processing. For example, if you take a photo and the sky is really bright, if you haven't compensated for that brightness in your camera body, the image overall might be underexposed. RAW allows you to recover more detail as well as preserve detail when raising or lowering the exposure/shadows during post processing. Whether your SD card is set to RAW or jpeg is a personal choice. Granted the SD card won't hold as many photos, but if you set it to RAW, it will become a backup if the XQD card fails. I don't have that body but set my cards for RAW+jpeg Fine simply because my computer takes longer to load RAW images for viewing. :rolleyes: If I had more RAM, then I'd be shooting RAW in both slots. As for not shooting wide open, what Brent said generally is true. Make sure to use the AF fine tune feature to get the sharpest images possible when shooting wide open. There may come times when you'll need the extra light that shooting wide open offers. In general, birds are better shot at f/6.3 or f/7.1 to allow greater DoF. When you are shooting at such long focal lengths like 500mm, your DoF is greatly reduced vs. shooting at 100mm. You'd run the risk of not getting all of the bird in focus at f/5.6 at 500mm. These are just my own personal preferences. Good luck and have fun! ;) [/QUOTE]
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