[HDR-photo] I'd like to buy a new camera with an eye to doing HDR photography.

[Tom Ritchford]

Thanks, Berhard!

I'd never heard of this PTP protocol before but it seems like
something I'd really want -- because then I could even write software
to control the camera myself if I got industrious or at least could
use other people's software.

Food for thought -- I'll start researching.


A shame that no camera allows wide bracketing -- if I'm photographing
humans, readjusting the camera between takes is probably out of the
question.  I'll bet someone will have that feature soon but not soon
enough for me....



On 12/20/06, Bernhard Vogl <bvogl at gmx.at> wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> I'm certainly not able to find the perfect camera for your needs, but some considerations:
>
> Currently i am not aware of any camera that can do real HDR bracketing (more than +-2 EV).
> So, especially when you plan to shoot indoor, you might consider thethered shooting to circumvent in-camera bracketing limitations. Although, there is not much software for wide bracketing ranges available at the moment, this will certainly/hopefully be adressed in the future. Selecting a camera that supports the USB PTP protocol should put you on the secure side.
> Above is for general use with any camera. Alternatively, there are some more knowing Canon users that can tell more about software for Canon cameras (if i remember correctly, there is some special software available)
>
> Best regards
> Bernhard
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:33:53 -0500
> Von: "Tom Ritchford" <tom at swirly.com>
> An: HDR-photo at hdr-photography.com
> Betreff: [HDR-photo] I\'d like to buy a new camera with an eye to doing HDR     photography.
>
> > Hello, HDR photo enthusiasts.
> >
> > I've been doing digital photography since 1999, using a series of
> > consumer-level cameras.   After about 40,000 photos and a few
> > publications I'd like to step up to a better camera some time next
> > year so I'm starting to do my research now.
> >
> > I've been interested in HDR photography for about a year and so being
> > a good platform for taking high-dynamic range photographs is an
> > important criterion for this new machine.
> >
> > I'd like to spend less than about $2K for everything -- which would
> > mean a camera body, lenses (assuming this will be a DSLR, which seems
> > likely right now), a tripod and cases.
> >
> > I'm particularly interested in trying the limits of the field --
> > trying very narrow or very wide bracketing exposures, or very many of
> > them, and experimenting with the HDR compositing software (I'm leaning
> > towards Photomatix).  I'm an engineer so I'm quite prepared to dive
> > into the manuals in order to get maximum programmability.
> >
> > I'm thinking that a lot of the photography will be done indoors in
> > low- to medium-light but I of course don't want to rule out outdoor
> > photography completely.
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions will be very gratefully received and I'll report back
> > with progress.  Thanks in advance!
> >
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