I bought a Nikon D70 a couple of years ago - my first digital camera. I have to say that the one thing I really hate is having to sit at the computer to process images. I've found, however, that if I shoot both RAW and JPG formats simultaneously (the D70 also allows this) I can review the images and only bother to further process the very best. For family snapshots or typical tourist-type photos, I just print the jpegs with little or no processing. With film, I usually only had two or three keepers per roll, so the ratio is still about the same. I've never tried having my images printed at one-hour photo labs. Anyone else have experience in that regard? Chuck, you should be able to see immediately which pics are worth processing and which you can toss. I've spent as much as 30 minutes processing a single image, and as little time as simply changing the contrast, maybe a one-minute task. As I said, having to process at the computer is my least favorite part of digital photography. However, if you consider the comparable time it would take in the darkroom, digital imagery is the clear winner. Good luck. Oh, and don't forget to call Bill Cowles at Inkley's for his advice. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:36 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Digital camera Am I going to be spending a lot of time at the computer? That could be a deal-killer for me. Say I shoot 50 or a 100 shots, the equivalent of a few rolls of 35mm film. How long will I be at the keyboard, processing these images? --- Michael Carnes <MichaelCarnes@earthlink.net> wrote:
I've sent some images to Chuck, but there are probably a few more things worth saying publicly for folks considering the transition. I don't offer this as any sort of expert, but as someone whose experience is still fresh.
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