JPEG or Raw

There are some good reasons given in the posts above for why you might want to shoot JPEG only.

For me I shoot all RAW, except for timelapse where I still wish I could shoot raw ;-)
But that comes down to me knowing I will work on the shots in Photoshop and getting the best starting point for that work. If there is no time to do the work, or you can get what you want in camera, then RAW is not going to gain you anything, but that in that case you're choosing your workflow from one side, ratehr than the other.
 
I still don't see how working with jpgs is all that much faster a workflow than RAW. I can batch process raw files about 5 sec a piece, jpg's depending on what's done to them take just as long in Photoshop. With all the new tools for working in RAW I guess I just don't see the point not to, but I guess everyone has a workflow that works for them, and in the end it's all about the final product, not so much about how you came to that final product.
 
Scharky-

That's fair. And to be honest, after doing my tests and sticking with JPG, I haven't even tried the RAW handling built into CS/CS2. It might be very easy. The only point I can address is that 5 secs each for 600-1000 photos per day is a tad much. 83 minutes of RAW conversion? I few files, maybe, but not for fulltime work.

-GageFX
 
There is one major workflow difference here between GageFX and me for example. GageFX dumps the whole shoot, 1000 frames, to the client; using JPG is the only practical way of doing it. If I shoot 1000 frames on an assignment I make the first selection when I choose frames for RAW conversion in PS Bridge (maybe 50 frames/1000). After that I go thru them in PS and keep maybe 30-40 which I give to the client (I work in a news magazine).

I think these are the best methods in both cases. Not as much a personal but a practical assignment dependent desicion. In 1000/1000 case JPG is practical and plenty good enough (controlled light etc), in 1000/40 case (often shot in less than optimal conditions) RAW gives better final quality with not much extra trouble.
 
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