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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 374413" data-attributes="member: 13090">I think the point @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member-27458-traceyjj.html" target="_blank">traceyjj</a> is trying to make is someone totally unfamiliar with using a DSLR is going to encounter a steep learning curve with learning how to operate the camera all by itself. Adding the additional learning curve of exporting to RAW to JPG and doing any degree of post processing, regardless of what software you use and/how that software handles the RAW to JPG conversion, could be overwhelming to someone brand new to the hobby. Better to shoot JPG while they gain an understanding of the fundamentals of photography before diving into shooting RAW and having to learn how to post-process.It can be easy to forget, I think, just how much there is to learn about shooting with a DSLR when you have absolutely no experience with one, and shooting JPG can ease the transition during the learning phase. And, truth be told, there's nothing wrong with shooting JPG; you give up a lot of control but not everyone needs, or even wants, to exercise that degree of control.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 374413, member: 13090"] I think the point @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member-27458-traceyjj.html"]traceyjj[/URL] is trying to make is someone totally unfamiliar with using a DSLR is going to encounter a steep learning curve with learning how to operate the camera all by itself. Adding the additional learning curve of exporting to RAW to JPG and doing any degree of post processing, regardless of what software you use and/how that software handles the RAW to JPG conversion, could be overwhelming to someone brand new to the hobby. Better to shoot JPG while they gain an understanding of the fundamentals of photography before diving into shooting RAW and having to learn how to post-process. It can be easy to forget, I think, just how much there is to learn about shooting with a DSLR when you have absolutely no experience with one, and shooting JPG can ease the transition during the learning phase. And, truth be told, there's nothing wrong with shooting JPG; you give up a lot of control but not everyone needs, or even wants, to exercise that degree of control. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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