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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Paul2660 on March 03, 2012, 10:06:07 am

Title: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: Paul2660 on March 03, 2012, 10:06:07 am
With the 5D MKIII has anyone seen if Canon is going to open the gate on this camera and allow for more than 3? :)

So far only the pro bodies have been allowed to go past 3 brackets something I have never understood.

Paul
Title: Re: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on March 03, 2012, 11:03:49 am
Quote from: Paul2660 on March 03, 2012, 10:06:07 am
With the 5D MKIII has anyone seen if Canon is going to open the gate on this camera and allow for more than 3? :)

Hi Paul,

2, 3, 5, 7  bracketed exposures.

Cheers,
Bart
Title: Re: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: Paul2660 on March 03, 2012, 01:10:38 pm
That's great news, I may let my 1D MKIV go now!! :)

Paul
Title: Re: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: bill t. on March 03, 2012, 01:20:31 pm
However...what are the available bracketing increments?  Please let it be that I can set up to 2 stop increments!  One interpretation of the published data is that maybe the maximum increment is 1/2 stop.  Wouldn't that be the pits!
Title: Re: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on March 03, 2012, 01:48:12 pm
Quote from: bill t. on March 03, 2012, 01:20:31 pm
However...what are the available bracketing increments?  Please let it be that I can set up to 2 stop increments!  One interpretation of the published data is that maybe the maximum increment is 1/2 stop.  Wouldn't that be the pits!

Hi Bill,

From what I've read on the European Canon website (http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/inside_canon_eos_5d_mark_iii.do):
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Exposure compensation is possible with the EOS 5D Mark III from +/-5EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments. This can be combined with auto exposure bracketing (AEB) in two, three, five or seven-shot sequences.

So, if it works anything like on my 1Ds3, I suppose you could have several bracketed shots up to 5 stops apart, not that I would understand why one would choose to do that.

Cheers,
Bart
Title: Re: 5D MKIII and total number of brackets allowed
Post by: bill t. on March 03, 2012, 02:35:47 pm
Thank you Bart.  Looks like the EU site has the best organized information.

So, I could have -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 ,+4.  Just 2 more and I could record the disc of the Sun!  Maybe I can hold up an ND filter for the +4 exposure.  The 2 exposure option is nice for simple ground/sky pairs without creating too many files.