peter liggins Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hi Fellow Photographers! I'm Peter from the UK and I'm new to Alamy. Whilst I'm fully conversant with my Eos 5D MII and can take some great shots, I'm not technically bright. I'm looking for advice on which j.peg setting to use to give me the correct file size required to satisfy QC. Any help would be much appreciated? Many Thanks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Towers Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Set it for RAW on it's biggest file size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 RAW..... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpics Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Ditto. RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yes, always RAW (21M says my setting) largest file - you may also include JPG (21M) largest file - if you, in certain cases, want an image that can be uploaded somewhere nearly unedited - may be news images, images for social media, etc. (if only for social media, etc. the size can be smaller). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 RAW Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 RAW Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Limb Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 And again ........................ RAW In fact ... what is .jpg ;-) can not remember the last time I used it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 And again ........................ RAW In fact ... what is .jpg ;-) can not remember the last time I used it! Yes, RAW. I only use out of camera jpg (+RAW) when I upload live news from the field (but then I only archive the RAWs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I don't think it's been stressed often enough in this thread, but the correct file setting is "raw." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter liggins Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well!!!!!!!! I think that's settled then! Many, many thanks for the response from everyone - very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gaffen Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Definitely RAW and that applies to any SLR you are using! (PS Sorry if i'm a bit late with this comment ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Quite agree with all the other responses. Has to be RAW. Experimented this weekend (family get together) with RAW + JPG large to provide some fairly instant images. In tricky or even slightly sub-optimal lighting the RAW option is far superior for image manipulation rather than the OOC jpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob C Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Hi Peter. I too use a Canon 5D Mk III and love it. First of all, let me just add to the other responses; RRRAAAAAAWWWWWW!!!! Also, use the Auto Focus Area Selection facility. This can really help the overall quality of the photo. With 61 focusing points available it pays to be able to pick your focusing point correctly. Lots of videos on youtube to expalin about it. I'm constantly changing mine depending on the image I'm looking for. I'm not sure what glass you have on your Mk III, but that can also have an impact on image quality, as I'm sure you are aware. Anyway, the best of luck with Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Hi Peter. I too use a Canon 5D Mk III and love it. First of all, let me just add to the other responses; RRRAAAAAAWWWWWW!!!! Also, use the Auto Focus Area Selection facility. This can really help the overall quality of the photo. With 61 focusing points available it pays to be able to pick your focusing point correctly. Lots of videos on youtube to expalin about it. I'm constantly changing mine depending on the image I'm looking for. I'm not sure what glass you have on your Mk III, but that can also have an impact on image quality, as I'm sure you are aware. Anyway, the best of luck with Alamy. Rob, it's a Canon 5dII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob C Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Ooops. Sorry. Obviously need some new lenses myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I'm feeling left out. RAW. Hope that helps? Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I'll join the raw chorus, but would also like to point out that you need to watch out for shadow noise, whatever settings you adopt. Sensors have moved on a bit since I think. Got my best results using the back button focus lock with the 5DII, central point focus for greatest accuracy, lock, adjust composition and then shoot. Particularly useful for fast moving vehicles when you can prefocus on a spot, rather than depend upon the camera deciding at what point on the subject the focus will be sharpest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Palmer Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I shot with the 5DM2 for several years and it's a dependable workhorse but as Bryan said be very careful of the noise in the shadows. That was my only complaint about the camera. Oh, and of course only shoot raw at highest megapixel setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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