I was referring to the fact that some stock houses have a minimum file size for submission, basically requiring a raw format origin from a high end camera.
We get surprisingly nice macro shots with such a simple set up as the SD 900's with the cannon stock housings, diffuser and built in flash, every so often I'd like to submit one to a stock house but can't because of fill size is too small (the SD's don't produce raw), even though they are 10 megapixils and prety high rez.
the quandry for us is: will the jump up to something like the 40D with the added expense, hastle, bulk and risk be worth it, when we are happy with what we are doing with a much more compact and managable camera that takes pretty nice pictures as it is. If it would allow us to submit an occasional photo to help support the habit it just might be worth it and of course the 40D would probably take our photography to a whole new level.
here is a flickr set of some photos from a trip last spring (
The Underwater Jungle Of Ambon Indonesia - a photoset on Flickr), they were shrunk to fit on flickr but it gives you an idea of what can be done with a camera that fits in the palm of your hand, and even in a housing that can still be wielded with one hand or even forgotten about in between shots.
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NEDIVER)
I think you are referring to the aperture software.....with that being the case, you have minimum file size only after the original file is created.
That being said, if you make a color adjustment with, lets say, hue or saturation, you only create a very small file that performs that adjustment from the original file.
So in reality, what you have is a data base filled with only "negatives" or "original files". All of the different adjustments and versions that you create from the original are only minute command files, taking up hardly any space. As apposed to creating an entire new picture and saving it again for each adjustment and each version, as with PS. Those who have used, or are using PS clearly see their memory diminishing very quickly with each new saved version.
I hope that helps clarify what I was attempting to state.
TM