Saving a file as TIFF vs. PDF?

I am using Photoshop Elements 9. I do not want to compress a file when I save it and it seems that both files will do the job. Are there other advantages/disadvantages in using one format or the other?
Thanks.
Richard

Hi Richard
Tiff will give the biggest and widest tonal range for editing, making it the preferred format of Macintosh owners. Adobe probably acquired the rights from
Aldus to further the digital negative (DNG) format.
When it comes to 16 bit processing the tiff is second only to raw and essential for pixel editing. The only downside is the huge tiff file sizes, although storage is now cheap.

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