Any hack for Hassy H2 bracketing above 1 EV step ?

[Jann Lipka]

This one is giving me headache ..
I want to bracket my H2 with 3 shots , but more then 1 step .

This is so typical  - you can get 1/3 step increments ,
but what is that with P45 ?
Not much .


I know I could bracket with 5 shots , but that is just a waste of space  .

Manual change of setting is not an option .

[Jann Lipka]

Just in case I'm not making myself clear.

Anyone using H2 for HDR ,
setting up camera for 0, +2, -2 step bracketing .
The lack of ability to bracket more then 1 step - is it for real or just in my head ?
Thanks .

[joern_kiel]

Just in case I'm not making myself clear.

Anyone using H2 for HDR ,
setting up camera for 0, +2, -2 step bracketing .
The lack of ability to bracket more then 1 step - is it for real or just in my head ?
Thanks .
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I am new to H, in this case H3D 39 since yesterday, but i believe having read that you can perform 2 - 9 exposures with up to 1 EV difference. That would mean you could perform +-4 steps max.

add on:
Found this for H1& H2D (manual PDF):
Auto bracketing
Bracketing using predetermined number of exposures (2, 3 or 5) in 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV step difference  intervals.

Found this for H3D 39 (manual PDF):
Bracketing using predetermined number of exposures (2, 3, 5, 7 or 9) in 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV step difference  intervals.

jørn

P.S. Anybody else reading the manuals? ;-))))

[Jann Lipka]

Well, about reading if you read my post :

I was hoping for 2 step bracket with 3  ( three ) exposures ( 0, +2, -2 )
That is a perfect  combo for minimum HDR.
I know I could shoot 5 frames end get rid of two of those , but that is too  much trouble and data to handle ..
Thanks anyway ..

[Martin Phillips]

I feel the same way Jann, I made it known to my Rep that he should pass this on when he next visited Denmark, it should be a very simple thing in a firmware update to give us a 2 stop bracket. But after 9 months and 2 firmware updates nothing has changed.

Lets all let our Reps know that we want this.

[joern_kiel]

Jann,

Now i got it. This would make more sense.

Sorry for misunderstanding your question.

jørn

[jpop]

If they are going to do it they should do it closer more along the lines of what's needed for CGI applications.  With up to +6/-6 stops it would be far more helpful for building reflections into rendered objects.

[wollom]

I was hoping for 2 step bracket with 3  ( three ) exposures ( 0, +2, -2 )
That is a perfect  combo for minimum HDR.
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While we're asking for upgrades let's be specific.
What I want is control of two things: the number of exposures; and then exposure step between them. For example: 1,2,3,4,5 exposures; and 1/3, 1/2 1, 2, 3 stops between.
For HDR I want shutter speeds to change not aperture.
What happens when shutter speeds would be too short (longer than 30 secs) or too long (less than 1/800th)?  Error message on screen? Or best approximation?

OK?

Wollom

[Morgan_Moore]

While we're asking for upgrades let's be specific.

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The specific upgrade I would like is to build my own 'camera profiles' on my laptop

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My choice would be with descenting lightvalues

To keep the speed as high as possible until the aperture was at about 3.5, at this point I would lose some speed until a 60th then I would open the aperture until fully wide then I would kick in ISO boost

I would have different profiles for flash tripod etc

For handholding I would like to bracket a combo of speed and ISO giving me one shot at 30th on 50ISO and a 'safe' 125th at 200ISO that would yeild less quality should I have been steady on the first frame

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Everyone has a different set of criteria - we should be able to write (program)  those parameters ourselves using simple software and they should be accessible with one  big button or scroll wheel on the camera

There is no one size fits all suit that actually fits anyone properly

S

[condit79]

yeah, I agree that the ability to set custom values seems like the most ideal situation as everyone works differently.  I think that's the one thing most camera manufacturers are missing.  It's similar to canon's refusing to allowing to the buttons to all be customizable to make the direct print button actually do something useful.  As photographers become more technically inclined the manufacturers need to give us more ability to take advantage of our tools to the fullest.