04-19-2012, 05:50 PM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1334854791' post='17621']
This is making a caricature of things. MF vs AF? Really?
Of course it is not like that. Even with a 10EV DR you can pull images 2 stops. A better comparison is for instance higher resolution. If for instance 18mp is fine for big prints, and a camera comes along that offers 24mp. Or a camera does great at ISO 12800, and a camera comes along that does great at an even higher ISO. Although the latter you actually will see in (all) images, high DR you will not.
Unless, again, you feel the need to pull up entire images or find shadows something resentful.
Your pulling instead of ND filter is a neat idea, but has a big downside though. In "dark" areas information is stored in a lot less dense way. There are less gradations. This will impact such images, regardless of how low read noise is. Just the way RAW data gets collected.
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All these examples are incremental improvements and DR is one of them.
Of course, pushing the shadows is not something you do on every shot. However, there are situations where a ND grad filter cannot be used and I really appreciate the higher DR in such situations.
My point was that better DR is a welcome addition and the more DR I have, the more flexibility it gives me in regards to the final output.
This is making a caricature of things. MF vs AF? Really?
Of course it is not like that. Even with a 10EV DR you can pull images 2 stops. A better comparison is for instance higher resolution. If for instance 18mp is fine for big prints, and a camera comes along that offers 24mp. Or a camera does great at ISO 12800, and a camera comes along that does great at an even higher ISO. Although the latter you actually will see in (all) images, high DR you will not.
Unless, again, you feel the need to pull up entire images or find shadows something resentful.
Your pulling instead of ND filter is a neat idea, but has a big downside though. In "dark" areas information is stored in a lot less dense way. There are less gradations. This will impact such images, regardless of how low read noise is. Just the way RAW data gets collected.
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All these examples are incremental improvements and DR is one of them.
Of course, pushing the shadows is not something you do on every shot. However, there are situations where a ND grad filter cannot be used and I really appreciate the higher DR in such situations.
My point was that better DR is a welcome addition and the more DR I have, the more flexibility it gives me in regards to the final output.