I'll chime in.. I've only been exploring photography and abusing my dslr for about a year and a half now and a few months in I went raw, but what I found was that it leaves too much guesswork for me. I spend sooo much time fiddling with stuff when all I have is a raw file.. I don't have a reliable batch method (finding that I get different results with every software that I try, although I must admit, I've never tried the cam manufacturers software
).. Ultimately, I can't do raw+jpeg with my dslr, or I'd likely go back to stuffing my drives with more raw. I do occasionally turn it to raw when I am in the slow mode, working on one shot with the tripod etc, where I can take the jpg shot and then also take the raw shot, but I am usually in a 'click at everything like a rabid fiend' mode so I just don't use it.. I think as my skills improve I'll lean back toward more raw mode for the added tweaking possibilities... I am going to drop a
KR bomb here, because I like some of what he has to say on the matter.. (I hope it's not against board rules to mention him)...