Quote Originally Posted by ameerat42 View Post
Is there any justification for this approach?
No, choose your poison as far as memory card format is concerned but whatever it is they are very very cheap in this day and age so the "argument" about file size is lost right there and then.

Your idea of maybe for the candids at a reception doesn't fly with me any more than a lead balloon because I consider all or indeed any photos taken at such an event to have equal value so they should all be captured at the highest quality level available.