05-07-2012, 03:48 PM
Wow, lots to think about.
While I've thought about purchasing a Mac Mini to get the boost in processing power, I'm not in a position to sell my MacBook. I do photography at locations and have to be able to download the photos from the CF cards to my MacBook while there.
I do want to keep shooting RAW. I photograph a lot of live entertainment events (I'm a professional magician for my full-time living) where the lighting changes rapidly and I need the extra latitude that RAW gives me. I also get better looking images when using high ISO from a RAW file. (I shoot at ISO 6400 regularly.) I may be able to tweak the high ISO JPG settings for my 7D but I haven't found that proper combination if it really is there.
While I've thought about purchasing a Mac Mini to get the boost in processing power, I'm not in a position to sell my MacBook. I do photography at locations and have to be able to download the photos from the CF cards to my MacBook while there.
I do want to keep shooting RAW. I photograph a lot of live entertainment events (I'm a professional magician for my full-time living) where the lighting changes rapidly and I need the extra latitude that RAW gives me. I also get better looking images when using high ISO from a RAW file. (I shoot at ISO 6400 regularly.) I may be able to tweak the high ISO JPG settings for my 7D but I haven't found that proper combination if it really is there.