Originally Posted by
anrkitec
You shoot in JPEG only and find out later you need RAW for a few critical images and you are SOL.
With RAW+JPEG you are covered, and today's cheap, high capacity SD cards mean that file size isn't an issue.
I don't dispute that, though I'd prefer RAW+JPEG Fine for that. However, if it was me, I wouldn't spend $300 for the improvements we've listed when I could just always batch convert RAW to JPEG. I was simply pointing out the differences and how it would affect the OP. Personally, I always use RAW files anyway even though I use the RAW+JPEG setting. However, had I had to make this choice when I was buying my DSLR...I don't know what I would have done.
Ken Rockwell "reviews" equipment he has never seen or touched - the guy is an idiot with a singular skill of driving page hits to his site in order to generate revenue – but I suppose that is just my opinion – except the "reviewing" equipment he has never seen thing – that is objectively stupid.
As I said, there is a lot of information on his site that is worthless and a lot that I think is worth reading. If you believe everything you read, then his site is not for you. However, although some of his "reviews" are only comments based on what he has heard, it's not hard to tell them apart. All of his hands-on reviews are fairly detailed and provide much more than just the specs.