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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 464934" data-attributes="member: 9240">Re: RAW or DNGI stick with RAW.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; DNG conversion is considered a &quot;conversion&quot; while the RAW file is considered original.&nbsp; I was converting to DNG after hearing a recommendation from Scott Kelby on the convenience of it early on in my photography.&nbsp; As I progressed, I found some contest sites that required submission of the original RAW file as authentication.&nbsp; DNG's were specifically disallowed unless they were of the type that embedded the original RAW (which gives you an even bigger file).&nbsp; This rendered 90% of my back catalog inadmissible to these sites.The only time I will convert is when software does not support a new camera type.&nbsp; It took Adobe almost 4 months to support the D750 in Camera RAW and Lightroom.&nbsp; They released a DNG converter 2 months earlier using a Beta version of ACR, so I could convert and then do my lightroom edits.&nbsp; I saved my NEF files anyway and when LR updated I spend a week applying my DNG edits to my NEF files (only on finished images).&nbsp; It's an issue for early adopters only.Strong advice, if you want to convert, back up your RAW files anyway if you think you'll ever want to use the images in contests.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 464934, member: 9240"] [b]Re: RAW or DNG[/b] I stick with RAW. Why? DNG conversion is considered a "conversion" while the RAW file is considered original. I was converting to DNG after hearing a recommendation from Scott Kelby on the convenience of it early on in my photography. As I progressed, I found some contest sites that required submission of the original RAW file as authentication. DNG's were specifically disallowed unless they were of the type that embedded the original RAW (which gives you an even bigger file). This rendered 90% of my back catalog inadmissible to these sites. The only time I will convert is when software does not support a new camera type. It took Adobe almost 4 months to support the D750 in Camera RAW and Lightroom. They released a DNG converter 2 months earlier using a Beta version of ACR, so I could convert and then do my lightroom edits. I saved my NEF files anyway and when LR updated I spend a week applying my DNG edits to my NEF files (only on finished images). It's an issue for early adopters only. Strong advice, if you want to convert, back up your RAW files anyway if you think you'll ever want to use the images in contests. [/QUOTE]

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