Re: Magic Lantern to boost 7D & 5DIII DR by 3 stops!
philip_pj wrote:
I have a working hypothesis that Canon do not feel DR is particularly important to still photography. Some of their users agree - I read a poster here state that \'all you need is a different curve.\' So maybe that is their thinking.
Every time this discussion occurs you need to mentally add \"at ISO100\" after the word \"DR\". You have a working hypothesis that Canon do not feel DR at ISO 100 is particularly important to still photography.
You might be right. DR in low light is limited by photon noise, not read noise. Here Canon are more or less level with other FF sensors. If you predominantly shoot at ISO 1600 and above you probably have a very good reason not to care.
I have another theory that they do feel it\'s important but don\'t have the ability to do anything about it, due to the requirement for a certain ROI for their sensor fabs.
I\'m more than happy with the 5D mkIII for low light work, but I\'m hoping for a Sony FF NEX with 14-stop DR high resolution sensor that I can use with my Canon lenses for shooting in good light with PDAF whilst waiting for the next generation sensor from Canon.
Aug 28, 2013 at 08:16 AM
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