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It’s a few weeks now that I follow with great interest a new column at Fujirumors. It’s called X-PERT CORNER. Rico Pfirstinger, the author of “Mastering the Fujifilm X-PRO1” posts once a week an interesting article full of useful tips for Fuji X-series photographer (especially X-PRO1 and X-E1). But I think some of Rico’s tips are applicable also to other cameras. So, everyone could find something useful in this column.
Now, mirrorlessrumors will follow with great interest this column and inform you when Rico posts a new “useful” article.
This time the article is about how to expand dynamic range with (or without) the camera’s DR function. Here is just a short extract of the comprehensive article :
“So here we go! Does the following scenario sound familiar? You take a picture of a landscape that looks wonderfully beautiful to the naked eye, only to find out later that the blue sky no longer looks blue and the fascinating cloud formations are just white blobs. The reason for this and similar disappointments is that the scene captured in the image has a larger dynamic range than your camera. Every camera sensor is capable of capturing only a certain range of luminance—that is, a limited range between the brightest and the darkest parts of an image.” There are hardware and software solution to extend the dynamic range. So, to what belongs the hardware, the solution could be a lightning equipment but “only the luckiest photographers have the luxury of elaborate lighting equipment” or a ND-filter. But “the digital realm also offers several software solutions to this common problem. One with a particularly resounding name is… High dynamic Range (HDR)” From now on the article delivers a lot of practical tips about how to extend properly the DR. (click here to read the article)
Other articles: How to use Extended ISO settings / Using shooting Profiles and the Quick menu
It’s amazing how much one can still learn about photography. The X-Pert Corner is well worth a read. Read all Rico’s articles here: http://www.fujirumors.com/category/x-pert/