HDR Question - Exposure intervals

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Don't want this to turn into a fued between HDR lovers and haters, I just have a simple question.

When you are creating HDR's do you use bracketed exposure in camera or do you take x amount of manual shots changing the exposure yourself each time.

The reason I ask is that on my camera, A200, the only options I have is 0.3 or 0.7 exposure intervals. I may be mistaken but this doesn't seem very much. Infact, playing around with this setting on the camera I personally find I don't get as much range as I would like.

Am I doing something wrong or is 0.7 actually not that big an interval.

Thanks, Steven.
 
it does 3 shots at either 0.3 or 0.7 ev
 
im the same (a300), i manually change it to +/- 2 ev. Its annoying that it doesn't bracket that much itself, some cameras you change change how much it brackets!
 
Or.......

Do what I do. Use a raw shot, then change exposures in ACR, save them as JPEG's then HDR in whatever program you use for HDR!
 
I'll check out the dynamic range of the scene first with a lightmeter set to spot metering. This usually leaves me shooting somewhere around 5/7 images, each one full stop apart. If I shoot 5 images for example, I meter the scene in manual mode with the camera on a tripod. I take my initial shot at the metered exposure, then take one at 1 stop and 2 stops under and 1 stop and 2 stops over. I don't bracket though, I just leave the apperture alone and adjust the shutter speed manually.
 
Big Dog said:
I'll check out the dynamic range of the cebe first with a lightmeter et to spot metering. Tis usually leaves me shooting somewhere around 5/7 images, each one full stop apart. If I shoot 5 images for example, I meter the scene in manual mode with the camera on a tripod. I take my initial shot at the metered exposure, then take one at 1 stop and 2 stops under and 1 stop and 2 stops over. I don't bracket though, I just leave the apperture alone and adjust the shutter speed manually.
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Good info however this doesn't always work with fast moving clouds and tree's , sometimes a quick in camera auto 3 / 4 bracket does ok. :thumbs:
 
Sound advice guys.
I tend to go from -2 to +2 as well.

@Andy_Fozzy, I've done something similar a few times myself but isn't there a benefit from actually taking 3 or more seperate shots?
 
Cunniffe66_ said:
Sound advice guys.
I tend to go from -2 to +2 as well.

@Andy_Fozzy, I've done something similar a few times myself but isn't there a benefit from actually taking 3 or more seperate shots?
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Using 3 raw shots will produce more noise. But I tend to get around it most of the time by using Noiseware.

Check THIS out, our very own Pete who is a wizard with HDR.

Sometimes it's almost impossible to get the 3 shots in-camera, which is where the raw option pays off.
 
Thanks, favourited that on my home computer but ofcourse, as i've not been home in almost a month i'd forgot entirely about it :thinking:

His work is inspiring, I should get round to picking up the book at some point.
Ta for the link anyhow.
 
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