I sometimes hear that DR and smooth transitions are not that important anymore. I have recently come accross interesting shooting conditions that would have challenged to death any of the DSLR I have previously used
Bernard,
I am a proponent of 14bit depth with lossless data and participating in discussions about the merit of these aspects. I am "collecting" raw images with banding, which may be attributable to gaps in the levels. However, I accept when the "other side" says that a proof requires two shots: one lossy with banding/posterization and one lossless, without the posterisation. Or one with 12bit depth and posterizing, the other with 14bit depth and not posterizing.
It could have been very interesting to have the same shots both with lossless and lossy data. Btw, increasing the intensity contributes to the banding.
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Another issue: what material is the roof covered with?