Quote Originally Posted by Keith B View Post
Again this is the extreme of pushing the DR.
The 9 or 10 stops of dynamic range you have here is not my idea of the "extreme" of pushing the DR. Film photographers routinely use 12-13 stops of dynamic range. I'd consider 17 stops to be pretty extreme.

Quote Originally Posted by Keith B View Post
I don't know where these "Testers" are coming up with the numbers but this real world, unscientific example, I think shows almost 2 stops in DR.
Here is a good test:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/index_controlled-tests.html

5D2: http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/t/canon-mk3-2b.jpg
D800: http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/t/nikon2b.jpg