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02/18/2004 12:28:23 PM · #1 |
I know TIFF isn't the desired format, but untill I can squirle away more money to buy a D10, I'm stuck with my SONY.
I'm going to be shooting some action images this comming weekend, and I'm going to want high res images (best possible) for printing... I would like to shoot TIFF vs JPG. If anyone's ever shot TIFF, you know it take about 30 seconds to take one shot. Is there any way what so ever to make this faster?
I would buy a small expensive memory card that allowed me to take fast pictures if that was a solution. I have an X-Drive in the mail already, so space isn't a problem. I'll be putting a spare 12 gig laptop drive.
EDIT: Also any hits or tips or suggestions that maybe I stay away from TIFF are welcome.
Message edited by author 2004-02-18 12:28:55.
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02/18/2004 01:53:31 PM · #2 |
How large do you want to print?
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02/18/2004 01:57:21 PM · #3 |
If I remember well the review on dpreview.com said that the difference between TIFF and highest quality JPG on F7x7 was not noticable.
I tried TIFF once and decided to stay away from it becuase of the write times, and I certainly can't see the difference with my own eyes.
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02/18/2004 02:08:17 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by willem:
If I remember well the review on dpreview.com said that the difference between TIFF and highest quality JPG on F7x7 was not noticable.
I tried TIFF once and decided to stay away from it becuase of the write times, and I certainly can't see the difference with my own eyes. |
Thats more than enough to convince me to stay high-JPG. I was on the fence and wasn't sure if I was the only one who didn't notice a huge difference in perportion to the write times.
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02/18/2004 02:14:41 PM · #5 |
here is the dpreview link I was referring to.
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02/18/2004 02:19:59 PM · #6 |
Russell,
I agree with Willem, Hi-res JPG will give results as good as TIFF. Just be sure to save somewhere on your PC, an original. Anytime you edit and resave to JPG, you lose some of the original file because of the compression. If you want TIFF or GIF or whatever non-lossy file format, wait till you download the JPGs then save-as the desired format on your pc. Hope that is not too confusing.
Dick
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02/18/2004 02:33:34 PM · #7 |
When I move files to the computer, I never edit the original. I always open it and save it as a photoshop file. Then I save them in stages (ie. DSC93742[1].psd, DSC93742[2].psd, DSC93742[DPC].psd).
This way I can go back to different stages and do different types of editing. Plus it's good back-up security.
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02/18/2004 04:33:38 PM · #8 |
I'd have to concur with the others - I always use jpg on my 707; tiff write times were prohibitive when I wanted to take a lot of shots. Jpegs always did well, and I couldn't tell the diff between tiff and jpg.
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02/18/2004 04:46:39 PM · #9 |
I've been more restricted by memory capacity than write speed, but I'd still use TIFF for studio work; product shots, still-lifes, portraits, etc., and composed landscapes (where you are using a tripod).
If write speed is not critical and storage is available, why throw away ANY data your camera captures before you have a chance to decide for yourself if it should be, and if so, how and how much? |
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