Understanding ProRAW
I find people misunderstand what RAW is about and what and who it is for.<p>If you think your pictures are better, you are deluding yourself the same way audiophiles moan about qualities of their high end, thousand dollar per feet audio cables.<p>I use RAW files and full manual because I have an actual workflow where I shoot a bunch of photos in similar setting and want to be able to create Lightroom preset and apply to all photos shot with same place, lighting and exposure.<p>It also sometimes saves me because when I am super clumsy and forget to calculate and adjust exposure I may get a photo that is under or overexposed a lot but for some reason I still want to keep it.<p>No, it is not going to let you make better pictures. If you want to make better pictures here are some things that are infinitely more productive to achieve that:<p>- try to do some exercises like trying to move about, compose and visualize your shot before taking the photo,<p>- try another exercise and for 6 months only take a single photo whenever you see an occasion to make photos,<p>- try another exercise and for 6 months only go about with a single primary lens (I have used original Fuji X100 to not be tempted, with great results),<p>- try to learn zone system. Learn to evaluate highlights and shadows and adjust your exposure without any meter. Use it to make pictures <i>you</i> want in lighting with extremely high dynamic range,<p>etc.<p>Camera gear and RAW are just tools and will not make your pictures better.