HDR and 5Diii

[christopher_diao1]

<p>when 5Dii takes HDR, do i still need a tripod?</p>

[bobatkins]

<p>Not if your hand is steady. The camera will try to adjust the three images so they overlap. It does work (I've tried it), but obviously there's some limit on how much movement between shots it can compensate for. If you have a tripod handy at the time you want to take your HDR shot, use it.</p>

<p>It's 5Diii of course. The 5Dii doesn't have in-camera HDR.</p>

 

[John Crowe]

<p>Use a tripod. Any shift in image placement causes huge losses in IQ.</p>

[christopher_diao1]

<p>With the right tool and workflow, I should be utilize AEB in 5Dii to do the same. Am I right?</p>

[Marcus Ian]

<p>Any camera can (including the 5d2) - no rocket science required (though the ability to shoot RAW is strongly preferred ;-) ). The only thing special about the 5D3 is that it does it in-camera (though it's options are far more limited than stand alone software).</p>

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[don_bryant2]

<p>Christopher,</p>

<p>You may wish to visit Trey Ratcliff's web site 'Stuck in Customs'. He has information posted there about HDRI that you find helpful.<br>

<a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/">http://www.stuckincustoms.com/</a></p>

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[christopher_diao1]

<p>one has to admit that 5Diii's ability to do a simple HDR right there in the camera, albeit limited creativity, is a quite convenient feature. is this worth of the money?</p>

[paddler4]

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<p>albeit limited creativity, is a quite convenient feature. is this worth of the money?</p>

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<p>I'm sure many people will disagree, but it is not worth it in my book. I have a hard time imagining myself using it. Why would you buy a $3500 camera and then leave the processing to an unthinking, pre-set algorithm built into the camera's firmware? I virtually never shoot jpeg for precisely this reason.</p>

[christopher_diao1]

<p>I don't shoot jpeg either. What I am referring to is not necessary the algorithm and process, but the instant reward and novelty with three Raw files still intact for future creativity. <br>

Additionally, I have the following questions:<br>

1. how fast does 5Diii produce the three shots? continuously? simultaneously? suitable for handheld? Does the firmware align the images should there be minor movement?<br>

2. will 5Dii be able to achieve the 3 raw files in the similar speed through AEB, or for 5Dii, one has to use tripod?</p>

[paddler4]

<p>http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/5d3_hdr_capabilities.shtml</p>

[davebell]

<p>Hand holding is fine but a tripod would of course be best . I briefly played around with this feature when I first received my camera, and here is a short write up with an example image, hand held:</p>

<p>http://www.bellissimaphoto.co.uk/photographers/canon-5d-mk-iii-hdr-high-dynamic-range.html</p>

[peter_weimann1]

<p>I would recommend it. I would also recommend to do the HDR merging later on the computer, even though the camera does a good job on this as can be seen here: http://www.photo.net/photo/16104169<br>

The adjustments are too limited in camera.<br>

Nice regards<br>

Peter</p>

[matthijs]

<p>Using Canon DPP software you can use the 5D-ii handheld for HDR using three bracketed RAW files...</p>

[christopher_diao1]

<p>Thank you so much, Matthijs.<br>

Does DPP do the image alighment? What drive do you have to use? Continuous?</p>

[christopher_diao1]

<p>Just found out that 5Dii does only +/- 2 stops on AEB. It would be hard to do decent HDR with AEB Hand Held. what a disappointment.</p>