I’d say that one other difference is that TIFF is a non-proprietary format, whereas RAW is manufacturer dependent. TIFF however tends to produce larger files than RAW.
Richard.
RAW is what all digital cameras shoot, and you are correct in that unlike Tiff’s and JPEG’s etc, RAW files are all different. Cheaper consumer cameras all process their RAW files and it is only the Professional and pro-sumer (Yuck) cameras that generally allow shooting in RAW. In fact top Cameras will produce a RAW and a JPEG so that the photographer can sort out their photos quickly and not waste time processing worthless shots
This area is a source of concern in Professional Photography circles at present. If I remember correctly Nikon will only allow conversions of RAW files taken with a Nikon Camera with their own software, where as with Canon, Olympus etc you can use propriety software from the manufacturer or a third party utility such as Capture One, Adobe RAW Converter, or any number of shareware offerings.
What this ultimately means I think, is that as well as keeping a RAW file, you should keep a TIFF original, if you are a serious photographer. This presents a storage issue as the Volume of data can be daunting. So we will have a RAW, a TIFF and a processed and corrected Hi-res JPEG and a low-res jpeg for posting or email. Couple that with CDs that will not last, so we copy it all to DVD, and then in a few years we copy it all to the next generation of storage media, that Toshiba and Sony are throwing bricks at one and other over. Oh dear, have we been here before???? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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