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04/19/2005 12:15:17 PM · #1
Just a thought, but wouldn't it be useful to have a metering/bracket mode where a cam would meter a shot such that one mode would preserve all shadow detail (meter for almost no pure black in the scene) and another mode would preserve all highlight detail (meter for almost no pure white or any blown channels). The bracket mode would take both shots, and assuming a stable tripod, which you could combine in post to get the widest dynamic range.

In processing software, you could combine the two images with a simple control that registers the images then uses the dark image data where the light image clips to black and the light image data where the dark image clips to white. Maybe with a radius option to make the blending less harsh.

I realize we can pretty much do this right now, but it's still requires multiple shots (at least at my skill level) to get the histogram as much to the right as possible. That at least seems like an easy/useful feature for DSLRs - an automatic expose-to-the-right-with-no-channel-clipping metering mode.


04/19/2005 12:32:28 PM · #2
Nikon D2X:
Creative in-camera effects, Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure
The new Multiple Exposure function creates a single image from up to 10 exposure. As exposure for each image can be adjusted to prevent over-exposure, exposure for the final multiple-exposure image will be optimum. The Image Overlay function merges selected RAW (NEF) files already stored on the CF card to create a new image file within the camera.

Probably someone is already working on the easy feature you suggested.
04/19/2005 12:34:23 PM · #3
Originally posted by xion:

Nikon D2X:
Creative in-camera effects, Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure
The new Multiple Exposure function creates a single image from up to 10 exposure. As exposure for each image can be adjusted to prevent over-exposure, exposure for the final multiple-exposure image will be optimum. The Image Overlay function merges selected RAW (NEF) files already stored on the CF card to create a new image file within the camera.

Probably someone is already working on the easy feature you suggested.

Wow! That was fast... I should come up with more good ideas for Nikon to exploit. =]
04/19/2005 12:42:58 PM · #4
Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Just a thought, but wouldn't it be useful to have a metering/bracket mode where a cam would meter a shot such that one mode would preserve all shadow detail (meter for almost no pure black in the scene) and another mode would preserve all highlight detail (meter for almost no pure white or any blown channels). The bracket mode would take both shots, and assuming a stable tripod, which you could combine in post to get the widest dynamic range.

In processing software, you could combine the two images with a simple control that registers the images then uses the dark image data where the light image clips to black and the light image data where the dark image clips to white. Maybe with a radius option to make the blending less harsh.

I realize we can pretty much do this right now, but it's still requires multiple shots (at least at my skill level) to get the histogram as much to the right as possible. That at least seems like an easy/useful feature for DSLRs - an automatic expose-to-the-right-with-no-channel-clipping metering mode.


04/19/2005 01:39:13 PM · #5
Originally posted by kpriest:



Sorry. =[
04/20/2005 08:17:17 AM · #6
New sig test
04/20/2005 08:20:17 AM · #7
Didn't like that one - another test
04/20/2005 08:24:27 AM · #8
Last test - nearly full circle
04/20/2005 08:27:15 AM · #9
Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Last test - nearly full circle


too much 'My' - simplify? :-

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams -- My Blog, 2005 PaD and Flickr photos
04/20/2005 08:31:07 AM · #10
Originally posted by colda:

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Last test - nearly full circle


too much 'My' - simplify? :-

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams -- My Blog, 2005 PaD and Flickr photos


Yah, too dark. I already killed the bold.
04/20/2005 08:32:40 AM · #11
Originally posted by colda:

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Last test - nearly full circle


too much 'My' - simplify? :-

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams -- My Blog, 2005 PaD and Flickr photos

But, maybe you're right...
04/20/2005 08:33:49 AM · #12
Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Originally posted by colda:

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Last test - nearly full circle


too much 'My' - simplify? :-

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams -- My Blog, 2005 PaD and Flickr photos

But, maybe you're right...


You could lose the 'My' and the 'and' too. People will know its yours, by it being your sig...
04/20/2005 08:38:29 AM · #13
Originally posted by Gordon:

You could lose the 'My' and the 'and' too. People will know its yours, by it being your sig...

Fair enough...
04/20/2005 08:40:17 AM · #14
Hmmm...
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