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SDQ Dynamic Range

Started Jul 21, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP lockhrt Regular Member • Posts: 198
Re: SDQ Dynamic Range

Iconoscope wrote:

Dynamic range is less likely to be your main problem with the SDQ than the very limited usable ISO range. I have found no difficulty recovering highlights or shadows with the SDQ and I usually shoot ETTR about 1 full stop, though under bright sunny conditions, maybe only 1/3 stop over exposure. You already have lenses for your Pentax, so I would stick with that. Those Pentax lenses may physically fit on the SDQ, but they will not function properly and may require mechanical modification to achieve a good fit that doesn't damage the SDQ. Buy another Pentax!!

Thanks for your candid response! Although I mentioned ETTR, in practice, this typically means I underexpose (I expose to the so far as I do not blow the highlights). The K5 lifts shadows beautifully, amazingly, even. I know a SDQ won't have that latitude. But, I hope I wouldn't get solid black in the shadows.

The lens issue is real. If I got a SDQ, I would probably stay with Pentax, too. I have some great Pentax glass that would be expensive to replace with Sigmas, and lovely Voigtlander lenses that have no counterparts.

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