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-"File sizes are an issue, right.

But flash cards get cheaper and cheaper and on an affordable one I get enough photos to empty out two batteries (>500pics).

If you spend two grand on a pretty good camera body and the same on lenses and equipment, why should fast flash cards be an issue?"

The problem isn't so much the flash cards or how many RAW vs JPEG images you can save on them as you take the photos. Flash card manufacturers have been able to produce larger and larger capacity cards even out pacing the needs of ever larger megapixels and video capability. The problem of file size hits you down the line, at your computer. Productive photographers can take tens of thousands of photographs over the course of a year. Saving RAWs can take considerable hard drive space especially when you consider that many professional photographers make copies of their work to prevent losing images.

"One thing about burned-out areas:

Digital cameras are very good at dark areas, so when shooting, dial down to -.3 or -.7EV.

Doesn´t hurt dark spots too much, but saves you from overexposed spots."

A subject of debate among photographers, there is the argument that it's better to brighten an underexposed image than it is to turn down an overexposed image. There is no doubt that you cannot restore lost details in a "clipped" image. "Clipping" is a term used by photographers to describe information or details that are lost in either the highlights or lowlights. Wether it's way too overexposed or way too underexposed, if there is no captured details, you cannot alter the exposure and return lost details to the image. The argument for turning up an underexposed image is supported by those who believe that the camera can capture more details in the lowlights, however there is no evidence that cameras capture more details in the lowlights as opposed to the highlights. The distinct disadvantage of turning up an underexposed image is that it can result in unwanted noise within the darkest portions of the image. Turning down an overexposed image will not result in noise, but lost details in the highlights tend to appear more noticeable. The advantage of using RAW is that advanced photoshop programs can allow for tremendous control over the dynamic range of the image allowing either highlights or lowlights to be adjusted independently of each other, and with some work it's possible to "paint in" clipped details.

EdR