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

[Tom Ritchford]

Thanks to all of you for good suggestions!

 Sorry for the delay, I was doing a lot of research.  I still haven't
quite narrowed down what to buy yet -- but I'm now much surer that
I'll make a decision I won't regret in the morning.

I believe that I'm willing and able to have a windows machine around
to do my experimentation so I will be able to use DSLR Remote Pro.
This seems like all around the best solution...  if I can get my Mac
laptop to run it, so much the better.

I spend too much time programming so I'm not willing to tweak software
to make it work.  I'd be happy with something with "a lot of knobs to
tweak".


My experienced friend just gave me a big pitch for the Canon EOS 5d --
I am particularly taken by the low-light and full-frame features.
While this is out of my stated budget, my budget is quite flexible....
I realized that after umpteen thousand digital photos, I have a strong
commitment to digital photography and am willing to spend the money if
I can really see the desired results


He also mentioned that the D200 does up to 9 frame bracketing.  !


Thanks again for the help and sorry for the disorganized nature of
this exploration.  :-D


On 12/20/06, Bernhard Vogl <bvogl at gmx.at> wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> Just in case - those links may be of interest for you:
> libptp project: http://libptp.sourceforge.net/
> jphoto (seems not active anymore): http://jphoto.sourceforge.net/
>
> Also, Thomas Rauscher has written a bracketing proof-of-concept for
> Windows XP. I can't find the link at the moment, but i can send you the
> data if you may be interested...
>
> Best regards
> Bernhard
>
> Tom Ritchford schrieb:
> > 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!
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > >      /t
> >> > >
>
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