I have just read the article on the link, and the comments made in response. The Open RAW working group have a lot of flaws in thier comment, and users of RAW files should not believe a lot of what is said. Technology does move on, and we all know that, but the imaging software manufacturers are aware of back compatability issues, and will strive to ensure it does not become an issue. The article mentions third party software developers being often small, this is true of some but I am sure that Adobe would argue that point. Even more basic software packages now offer RAW converters, so I don’t believe the format is not for the long term.

As already stated in other posts, RAW is a great format if you want to control the final results. Yes, it is a pain to proccess all the files, but you can batch proccess if desired. I personally batch proccess all the files so that I can view them on a full screen, and then go back to the best shots to reproccess shot by shot. Store your RAW files as your negatives, and use your TIFF’s or JPEGS as your viewing files.

It never dissapoints me as a show, and its very rare, that Mr Grey doesn’t bring something special into the line up, so heres to a great three days in the sun!

Both the Hawk at the Princess are being extensively engine tested at the moment, and I’m sure that TFC are trying hard to make sure all is 100% right before a first flight in the UK is attempted. I’ve been lucky to have seen the Hawk taxi so far, but I am looking forward to seeing her fly. Best of luck TFC! 🙂

Great, i’d love to get down to Shuttleworth one day, especially to see the WW1 aircraft. Was the Sopwith Pup flying? Got a bit of a soft spot for them :-p

Not flying yet, but looking real good, complete with rockets!

Good to see you Steve, nice shots mate!

Yep.. and I had to come back to work! 🙁