Raw vs. jpg

[Mousebaby (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kom526

Canon S5 IS. I figure it gives me the flexibility I want and the simplicity my wife needs. Hell, I'm already shopping for filters. No RAW, but I don't foresee myself getting that involved...yet. I found a great deal online and hopefully (according to FedEx tracking) it will be here on Friday (28th). I looked at the Olympus SP-570 also and was starting to get interested (RAW and hot shoe and lens options) but I decided to stick to my budget.
Features and Benefits

I am DEFINITELY taking my 6+ year old CoolPix 775 (overdue for an upgrade?) for a back up piece just in case. There are several people who are relying on me to get some shots of this event to add to my slide show. All of this depends on the weather cooperating also.



I decided after much thought, research and input from others that having a hot shoe trumped RAW. Panasonic has an 18x w/ hotshoe and RAW capabilities now...for a cool $1299 MSRP.

Holy guacamole that's a lot of dough!

[kom526]

Originally Posted by TwilightImaging

Kom...this looks like a great camera...let us know how things go...post a pic or three when you can.

Just got delivered! I ordered it from buydig.com paid for 2-3 business day shipping and 24 hours later here it is! The manual for this thing is ginormous.

Package:
Camera (and stock accessories)

Plus the "Special Bargain Accessory Kit for S2, S3, & S5"
1 gb sd card
Hi-speed sd usb card reader
Rapid ac/dc charger and 4 NiMH AA batteries
pack of 12 screen protectors
lens cleaning kit

All this plus shipping for less than $400.





Please excuse me for a while...

[ylexot (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kom526

I'm already shopping for filters.

Why?

[kom526]

Originally Posted by ylexot

Why?

Because I can? I am thinking about getting a polarizing filter or UV filter for outdoor shots.

[kom526]

1st batch





Tree rat on Auto
12x
No zoom (less than 1/2 mi away)
Lighthouse @ 48x digital zoom landscape mode (no tripod) so it was ~~~~

I have discovered that a 32mb fills up REAL quick the 1 gb card is still in the package but it'll come out soon.

[workaholic (Premo)]

That is the same camera I have. It is nice but I am already itching for a full DSLR. It is nice with learning how to use the manual mode and all. I just got the speedlite 430 for it and a UV filter. I am not sure if the UV filter does anything for me yet but I only paid 7.00 for it from B&H.