[Leica] Auto HDR -- is nobody paying attention?

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 6:45 PM -0500 4/24/08, Ken Carney wrote:
>I can usually get an HDR image with a three-shot auto bracket burst, even
>hand-held if I don't have or want the tripod -- assuming nothing is moving
>in the scene, of course.  Sometimes I can improve an image by opening the
>single raw file at, say, -1, 0 and +1 EV and blending.  Photomatix Pro is
>good for this, if used with a light touch.
>
>Here is one made from a single raw file in Photomatix:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mcloud.jpg.html
>
>And one made from three files, hand-held:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mosque.jpg.html
>
>Kyle's idea sounds easier.
>
>Ken
>




A +3 & -3 exposure produced near instantaneously while the mirror is 
up and the shutter is open would work wonders. Instead of an 8 or 9 
stop dynamic range you could have a 14 or 15 stop range. The shutter 
would just be a capping device, and the exposures produced by the 
same means as those of P&S cameras. The camera could tag the two 
exposures appropriately, and software on your computer or in camera 
could then integrate the two exposures. Again, this would work for 
moving subjects in bright light.

Useful HDR. Most images don't need it, but it could sure help some.

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