Quote Originally Posted by peety3


What an unfair comparison. Shoot a few shots on your 50D at ISO 400 and compare the dynamic range there. If you find a loss of detail at one end or the other, dial in some exposure compensation to suit.
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I do have shots from ISO 100 or 200 and they blow out highlight in a sudden too, not noticeably better than the shots done at ISO 400 or higher. All I have found is that film will provide more dynamic range than digital in some harsh situations. EC is something that I use frequently too, but I found that it most of the time will just give me underexposed pictures rather than providing me with valuable highlight detail. I also use ABE when I'm serious about getting a good shot, but in the end I will still have to choose to lose either the shadow or the highlight. Maybe there's something wrong with my way of doing it, I'll keep learning...[]


On the other hand, the Photomatix is certainly something to try out. But... So far I found some of the processed pictures look "fake" in the way that the white balance does not quite match. For example the Eiffel Tower on the mainpage of Photomatix, the tower and sky seem to be just right but the ground with flowers appears to be yellowish. Do I have to maintain a constant WB or do I need to adjust the WB in some way when trying to take multiple shots for HDR purposes?


I made my assumption without any theoretical support, hopefully someone will stand out and correct me...


Ben