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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (18589)	1/19/2008 4:29:18 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) of 20010

Good test, thanks for posting. The reputation that NEFs or RAW files are superior to JPEGs with regard to their ability to save otherwise ruined images is an undeserved reputation. Most statements in favor of RAW aren't that dramatic. Some objects where I found recoverability in RAW files: detail in white feathers or clouds, lamp posts or antennae against a bright sky. If they are gone in JPG I have a good chance of recovering them in RAW. (I always use dual RAW/JPG saving.) See also this article at Luminous Landscape: JPG Follies luminous-landscape.com White balance correction in JPG tends to restore wrong colors. The "Exposure Follies" section has an example confirming your observation that underexposed areas can be recovered much better in RAW.