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

[Tom Ritchford]

Unfortunately, not possessing a Windows laptop, this software is of
limited use to me (well, I have an old one lying around for
emergencies but it isn't portable -- or I could probably install
virtual PC on my unfortunately non-Intel laptop).

Still it's nice to know.  It might even be worth acquiring an
ultra-cheapsie laptop just for this purpose as I can't imagine that
the control software uses much CPU.

On 12/20/06, Luke Olsen <lukeo at ligamentum.com> wrote:
> Take a look at DSLR Remote which allows you to bracket 15 shots. I played
> around with this on my Canon.
>
> http://www.breezesys.com/DSLRRemotePro/index.htm
>
> If you want to write some software you can also obtain the Canon SDK...
>
> -Luke
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hdr-photo-bounces at hdr-photography.com
> [mailto:hdr-photo-bounces at hdr-photography.com] On Behalf Of Tom Ritchford
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:45 AM
> To: High Dynamic Range Photography
> Subject: Re: [HDR-photo] I'd like to buy a new camera with an eye to doing
> HDR photography.
>
> 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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