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

[Blochi]

Hi Tom,

I did share the same concerns, and was shocked to find out that LCD  
preview is a new thing in DSLR. However, after using a D200 for a  
while now, I got used to looking through the lens. And now I  
appreciate it to the point where I don't want to miss it anymore. No  
LCD screen gives you enough resolution to judge focus the same way as  
looking through an optical system.      There is also no delay, and  
since you got your eye right on the viewfinder, it effectively fills  
your entire field of view. Lets you concentrate much better on  
composition.

On a related note, yes, the D200 can boost 9 brackets with 1 EV  
difference. And it does that pretty fast. I wish it would allow  
incrementing in 2 stop intervals, though, to cover more range.  
Currently, doesn't get you any further than 5 brackets with 2 stop  
intervals.

Honestly, if you can afford to wait until February, I would look out  
for the Fujis FinePix S5 Pro. It has the D200 body that I learned to  
love, but a sensor that gives you more dynamic range to begin with.

Best regards,
Christian Bloch



On Dec 27, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Tom Ritchford wrote:

> That's sort of referred to in the really good article that Mike  
> sent out....
>
> I just realized that in fact I can simply press the shutter button :-D
> and see a "preview" -- I can always erase those shots later.
>
> I am sort of warming to the idea of looking through a lens -- it's
> like a sort of primitive throwback to the days of yore with chemical
> "films" that were "developed" onto "photographic paper".
>
>
> On 12/27/06, Roger Howard <rogerhoward at rogerroger.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, December 27, 2006 8:22 am, Mike Watson wrote:
>> > This is a thing that has concerned me too (as a spectacle  
>> wearer) having
>> > got used to the LCD screens of the non SLR cameras.  (Olympus  
>> 5050Z in
>> > my case)
>> >
>> > At the moment your choice is still limited to the Olympus E330  
>> and with
>> > some limitations the Canon EOS-20D
>>
>> Note that's *not* true for the great, and common, 20D - it's only  
>> true for
>> the far less common niche product, the EOS-20Da (a for Astronomy).
>>
>> Best -R
>>
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