thanx, Roman - i appreciate your reply. i wasn't too far off from what i expected to hear. i just found it a tad odd that someone would so easily dismiss getting as much right in the camera as possible. i am seeing some strong advantages of RAW, but not for all of the typical reasons i hear bantied about. & i still feel that the better i get it from the shutter click the better the final result will be.

thank you for your thoughts.

jp