There's no question in my mind: all original files get archived unless it's truly junk - OOF, blurry, way bad exposure, accidental trip of the shutter, etc. You can archive the PEF files on a disk somewhere, as I suppose you're doing, and work with the DNG files on the computer - save disk space on the 'puter and still have originals stored elsewhere. I'm not convinced that using compressed formats is the way to go. Heard a few horror stories, so why tempt fate?
For my own work, I always save the original file - scanned files are about 140mb - I don't care about using "too much" disk space. Shel "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > The real question is what to archive. You can always generate a DNG > from a PEF, you can't generate a PEF from a DNG, unless you embed the > PEF into the DNG, which nets no reduction in size. > > Right now, I'm archiving PEF and working with DNGs. It might be > worthwhile to archive DNG with PEF enclosures, and take the hit on > space.
