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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 359242" data-attributes="member: 9240">My take has always been that if you're going to bother shoot RAW why not get everything you can out of it, so I shoot 14-bit lossless compressed on my cameras (the D810 has an uncompressed setting as well, but from everything I've read it doesn't buy you anything but bigger files).&nbsp; The only reason I could ever see using something else would be storage and/or the need to fill the buffer less quickly (i.e. needing to shoot for 2-3 seconds on a D7100 would require 12-bit compressed).&nbsp; Given that you have a 54 image buffer on the D810 the latter should never be an issue for you.&nbsp; If you get your USB3 drive in time then shoot the biggest files you can.&nbsp; If not and you find yourself filling up your cards too quickly then I would stick with 14-bit (more colors) and go form lossless to regular compression.&nbsp; Before you go, if you're concerned with space, shoot the same exact photo (important) in every mode and compare sizes and see what your savings will be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 359242, member: 9240"] My take has always been that if you're going to bother shoot RAW why not get everything you can out of it, so I shoot 14-bit lossless compressed on my cameras (the D810 has an uncompressed setting as well, but from everything I've read it doesn't buy you anything but bigger files). The only reason I could ever see using something else would be storage and/or the need to fill the buffer less quickly (i.e. needing to shoot for 2-3 seconds on a D7100 would require 12-bit compressed). Given that you have a 54 image buffer on the D810 the latter should never be an issue for you. If you get your USB3 drive in time then shoot the biggest files you can. If not and you find yourself filling up your cards too quickly then I would stick with 14-bit (more colors) and go form lossless to regular compression. Before you go, if you're concerned with space, shoot the same exact photo (important) in every mode and compare sizes and see what your savings will be. [/QUOTE]

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