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There's the key. WE don't need all the abilities of our kit all the time, including DR and shadow recovery, only sometimes
If you're shooting backlit without flash or any kind of lit I suppose if there are areas that are that far behind the exposure, indoor shooting with windows in the frame or outdoor shooting when areas you want to see detail in are in deep shadow.
This of Mrs WW retains the flat winter half light through the window, as in it isn't blown...
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But I think it needs 5 or maybe even 6 stops to bring the shadows up.
Or simply move her to a position where she's facing the lovely natural lighting
I'm certainly not anti-recovery, this was an example that impressed me with the old X-T1, I simply ballsed up with the flash here, had been shooting in a darker area and didn't adjust before I came across this guy [Manual only flash] A nothing shot, but I wanted to see what I could gain back, detail where there seemed to be none whatsoever. I didn't take note of how much I pulled back but the X-T1 certainly wouldn't be known for excellent DR capabilities - reckon I was about 2 stops over [1/4 instead of 1/16 or whatever] My current G80 is better again, I have been really surprised by that too. But seeing how much I recovered here, 5 stops would have been a complete white image
XT-1 Dynamic by K G, on Flickr
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