On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 11:28 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
> Combining exposures in an HDR program may be the tool you need to get
> the results you want. But that doesn't mean it has to LOOK like an HDR
> image when you're finished.
>
> I'm not sure what camera you're using (other than it's one that can
> mount Pentax lenses), but I'm pretty sure that all Pentax DSLRs since
> the K-7 have had a built in HDR function that you might want to
> experiment with. It's not exactly "all in one exposure", but it's about
> as close as I think you can get in camera.
Indeed my camera, a K-30, does have built-in HDR; however I don't
think HDR would suite me too much, mainly because:
* if done in the camera I have almost zero control over it (except
the base exposure and the amount of "HDR-ness");
* if done in post-processing (if I bracket RAW's) I'm afraid I
don't have enough experience to do it right; (I'm still struggling
with RAW conversion);
* maybe the biggest factor, working exclusively on Linux, I think
I lack the proper (i.e. quality) tooling for HDR;
* plus, I have a feeling that HDR is like cheating: if I can't
get the picture right in one exposure then either my technique is
lacking, or perhaps I should come back another day when the light is
more forgiving;
Thanks,
Ciprian.
> I think the DA 50/1.8 is an beautiful lens. It'll probably vignette if
> Pentax ever does deliver a FF DSLR, but if it vignettes too much I've
> got a FA50/1.4 as plan B.
P.S.: I don't plan on upgrading to FF (at least not in the next
five years); or if this would have been a buying decision factor I
think I would have went with Nikon. I think that APS-C is, just like
the DA 50mm, "good enough" for me: not too heavy and not too
expensive, acceptable ISO quality and dynamic range.
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