I have recently upgrading to a d300 and trying to get to grips with it.It has led me to wonder if bracketing exposures is worthwhile as exp & wb can be so easily adjusted in ps camera raw. I would be pleased to see other opinions as i am constantly wondering about it.::
exposure bracketing.
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I think that while they can be adjusted in post processing, it's better to get them right "in camera" if you can, to avoid loss of detail etc.
Of course, it depends on what you are shooting - sports and other fast moving, once only moments things bracketing is possibly not going to work... Then you'd be better making any adjustments in PP...
I will often bracket my exposures even though I shoot in RAW. IMO, it is better to start off with a correctly exposed image and just tweak that a bit than to try to reclaim a grossly under or overexposed image.
My Canon 30D and 40D cameras do a pretty good job of exposure control. Bracketing is just a safety factor.
Additionally, at least with the Canon DSLR family, it is very easy to get a set of bracketed exposures. Just select AEB on your menu and then set your camera for burst shooting. It will fire three shots and stop.
I made good use of bracketed exposures in the rather harsh light of the American West on a recent trip. I used a tripod and combined my bracketed shots into HDR images thusly getting shadow detail without blowing out highlights.
If you use AEB on Canon DSLR cameras, the camera will revert to non-AEB shooting whenever you shut it off; unless you select the special function retaining AEB until you deselect it on the menu.
It is frustrating to turn off your camera and have the AEB shut off automatically. I would rather select it and deselect it myself.
My Canon 30D and 40D cameras do a pretty good job of exposure control. Bracketing is just a safety factor.
Additionally, at least with the Canon DSLR family, it is very easy to get a set of bracketed exposures. Just select AEB on your menu and then set your camera for burst shooting. It will fire three shots and stop.
I made good use of bracketed exposures in the rather harsh light of the American West on a recent trip. I used a tripod and combined my bracketed shots into HDR images thusly getting shadow detail without blowing out highlights.
If you use AEB on Canon DSLR cameras, the camera will revert to non-AEB shooting whenever you shut it off; unless you select the special function retaining AEB until you deselect it on the menu.
It is frustrating to turn off your camera and have the AEB shut off automatically. I would rather select it and deselect it myself.
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On older Canons, for example the 5D, there is no custom function to keep AEB switched on; it switches off automatically every time you change lenses or switch off the camera, etc. A real pain....
As a long time film user, bracketing is second nature to me, so I still like to do it with digital. Even a third of a stop difference can retain detail in highlight areas like the sky, where otherwise you would have lost it, leaving you something to play with in PP.