<story><title>Understanding ProRAW</title><url>https://blog.halide.cam/understanding-proraw-4eed556d4c54</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hughes</author><text>If a mirrorless digital camera company ever made their software anywhere near as good as this, or if Apple ever brought their software expertise to a device with a full-frame format sensor and lens mount, they would absolutely dominate that market.</text></comment>
<story><title>Understanding ProRAW</title><url>https://blog.halide.cam/understanding-proraw-4eed556d4c54</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>lmilcin</author><text>I find people misunderstand what RAW is about and what and who it is for.&lt;p&gt;If you think your pictures are better, you are deluding yourself the same way audiophiles moan about qualities of their high end, thousand dollar per feet audio cables.&lt;p&gt;I use RAW files and full manual because I have an actual workflow where I shoot a bunch of photos in similar setting and want to be able to create Lightroom preset and apply to all photos shot with same place, lighting and exposure.&lt;p&gt;It also sometimes saves me because when I am super clumsy and forget to calculate and adjust exposure I may get a photo that is under or overexposed a lot but for some reason I still want to keep it.&lt;p&gt;No, it is not going to let you make better pictures. If you want to make better pictures here are some things that are infinitely more productive to achieve that:&lt;p&gt;- try to do some exercises like trying to move about, compose and visualize your shot before taking the photo,&lt;p&gt;- try another exercise and for 6 months only take a single photo whenever you see an occasion to make photos,&lt;p&gt;- try another exercise and for 6 months only go about with a single primary lens (I have used original Fuji X100 to not be tempted, with great results),&lt;p&gt;- try to learn zone system. Learn to evaluate highlights and shadows and adjust your exposure without any meter. Use it to make pictures &lt;i&gt;you&lt;/i&gt; want in lighting with extremely high dynamic range,&lt;p&gt;etc.&lt;p&gt;Camera gear and RAW are just tools and will not make your pictures better.</text></comment>