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How much Dynamic Range matter?

Started Sep 26, 2011 | Discussions thread

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cooldragon

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How much Dynamic Range matter?

Sep 26, 2011

I'm just curious about how much differences the dynamic range of a comaera in a same shooting situation makes.

I'm raising this because Olympus DSLRs all have less DR than other big players; normally the difference is in between 2EV to over 3EV, and I don't have any other DSLRs with me.

I'm not talking about some very extreme conditions, but just for daily usage, such as landscapes in various sunlit conditions or travelling shootings of people or scenaries.

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How much Dynamic Range matter?	cooldragon	Sep 26, 2011
Re: It depends......	tinternaut	Sep 26, 2011
The more DR the better	olyflyer	Sep 26, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	dingenus	Sep 26, 2011
To catch both ends?	cooldragon	Sep 26, 2011
Both ends? Preserve the highlights...	dunkreid	Oct 3, 2011
another 'it depends'	Art_P	Sep 26, 2011
Re: another 'it depends'	cooldragon	Sep 26, 2011
Good post.	Great Bustard	Sep 27, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	Skeeterbytes	Sep 26, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	Chris Mak	Sep 26, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	Ulfric M Douglas	Sep 27, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	Big Ga	Oct 5, 2011
Dynamic Range is Quite Critical.. the wider the better	photostupid	Sep 27, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	mcabato	Sep 26, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	costas ear	Sep 27, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	Chris Mak	Sep 27, 2011
Printing and capturing is not the same	Sergey_Green	Sep 27, 2011
Not much	boggis the cat	Sep 27, 2011
Ah all those questions ..	Sergey_Green	Sep 27, 2011
Utility of exposure bracketing	boggis the cat	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Utility of exposure bracketing	Great Bustard	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Utility of exposure bracketing	boggis the cat	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Utility of exposure bracketing	Great Bustard	Oct 3, 2011
Dynamic range stuff	boggis the cat	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	JeanPierre Koenig	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	Rikke Rask	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	JeanPierre Koenig	Oct 16, 2011
Thanks, interesting article	boggis the cat	Oct 17, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	Great Bustard	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	Great Bustard	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	boggis the cat	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Dynamic range stuff	boggis the cat	Oct 4, 2011
Hiding out in 1022. (1)	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Hiding out in 1022. (2)	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	boggis the cat	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	mrhodges2	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
Except.	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Except.	Steen Bay	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Except.	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Except.	Steen Bay	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Except.	Jack Hogan	Oct 5, 2011
Canon 5Dc DR vs ISO problem solved	Jack Hogan	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Canon 5Dc DR vs ISO problem solved	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Canon 5Dc DR vs ISO problem solved	Jack Hogan	Oct 5, 2011
Nice!	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Nice!	cpw	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Nice!	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Nice!	cpw	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Nice!	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Nice!	cpw	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Nice!	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	mrhodges2	Oct 6, 2011
Long reply (part1)	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
On extreme ignorance, lies, and hypocrisy.	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	Rriley	Oct 7, 2011
Yup, yup ..	Sergey_Green	Oct 7, 2011
I'm thinking...	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
get a job	Rriley	Oct 7, 2011
Here's a good place for moderation to begin.	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	mrhodges2	Oct 8, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	Rriley	Oct 11, 2011
Re: Projection, assertions, and everyone else is to blame	mrhodges2	Oct 11, 2011
Long reply (part2)	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
Deceit.	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
Long reply (part3)	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
Sad.	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
Just curious	Brent Lossing	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Just curious	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Just curious	Rriley	Oct 7, 2011
Now this is funny ..	Sergey_Green	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Just curious	Great Bustard	Oct 7, 2011
No, the OP's concerns were dealt with in more direct replies	boggis the cat	Oct 8, 2011
Sigh	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Which errors, specifically?	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Which errors, specifically?	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Which errors, specifically?	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
No can do, eh?	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Your most fundamental error	boggis the cat	Oct 6, 2011
My most fundamental error...	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Re: Which errors, specifically?	jonas ar	Oct 5, 2011
On target.	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Thanks for the link	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
Next up: understanding the link.	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
When an answer isn't an answer	boggis the cat	Oct 6, 2011
Loop.	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Still no comprehension /nt	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Thanks for the link	Steen Bay	Oct 6, 2011
This would also complicate assessments between similar cameras	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
Re: This would also complicate assessments between similar cameras	Steen Bay	Oct 7, 2011
Is DxO's "Tonal Range" a more useful part of their assessment?	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Is DxO's "Tonal Range" a more useful part of their assessment?	Steen Bay	Oct 7, 2011
Re: Is DxO's "Tonal Range" a more useful part of their assessment?	boggis the cat	Oct 8, 2011
Re: Is DxO's "Tonal Range" a more useful part of their assessment?	Steen Bay	Oct 8, 2011
Not a chance ...	Sergey_Green	Oct 5, 2011
Re: Not a chance ...	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
What is it?	Sergey_Green	Oct 5, 2011
Oh dear.	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011
Let's see where this goes this time	boggis the cat	Oct 5, 2011
Where it always goes with you -- the gutter.	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Joe still doesn't consider "per unit area" to be relevant	boggis the cat	Oct 6, 2011
Loop.	Great Bustard	Oct 6, 2011
Not learning anything, I see /nt	boggis the cat	Oct 7, 2011
As it is often the case, mirror is your friend ..	Sergey_Green	Oct 7, 2011
If it works for you ..	Sergey_Green	Oct 3, 2011
I don't require a huge DR range, generally	boggis the cat	Oct 3, 2011
Re: If it works for you ..	Great Bustard	Oct 3, 2011
Re: DR techniques: exposure bracketing etc.	johnarvee	Oct 4, 2011
Re: DR techniques: exposure bracketing etc.	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Re: DR techniques: exposure bracketing etc.	johnarvee	Oct 4, 2011
Re: DR techniques: exposure bracketing etc.	Rikke Rask	Oct 4, 2011
Re: DR techniques: exposure bracketing etc.	johnarvee	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Not much	gfraser7	Oct 4, 2011
"Practical" DR	boggis the cat	Oct 6, 2011
It is your call	JJJPhoto	Sep 27, 2011
In real life?	Paco 316	Sep 27, 2011
Re: In real life?	Big Ga	Oct 5, 2011
I'm pretty happy with what I can get these days.	papillon_65	Sep 27, 2011
Re: I'm pretty happy with what I can get these days.	Camp Freddy	Sep 27, 2011
Dynamic Range is Quite Critcial... the wider the better	photostupid	Sep 27, 2011
Re: Dynamic Range is Quite Critcial... the wider the better	photostupid	Sep 27, 2011
Re: Depends....	LJohnK2	Sep 27, 2011
Reverse : TD and DR	Camp Freddy	Sep 28, 2011
I've never obsessed over DR	geoson	Oct 3, 2011
I want more Dynamic Range , but...	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 3, 2011
Re: I want more Dynamic Range , but...	Rikke Rask	Oct 3, 2011
[nt] see my reply to olyflyer	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 3, 2011
Why?	olyflyer	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	olyflyer	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	olyflyer	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 3, 2011
Exactly,....and that's why DR	Banger	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Why?	jkrumm	Oct 3, 2011
Real world experience	sadim1223	Oct 3, 2011
Re: Real world experience	gfraser7	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Real world experience	sadim1223	Oct 11, 2011
Re: How much Dynamic Range matter?	TheEye	Oct 4, 2011
Good post. I'd like to flesh it out a bit.	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Bracketing is a pleasure and that will continue	Camp Freddy	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Bracketing is a pleasure and that will continue	Great Bustard	Oct 4, 2011
Re: Bracketing is a pleasure and that will continue	Camp Freddy	Oct 5, 2011
selective noise reduction	JLTaylor	Oct 5, 2011
I've seldom been limited by dynamic range.	Klarno	Oct 5, 2011
Being limited by DR is like...	Great Bustard	Oct 5, 2011

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