OMD HDR capabilities

[Avotius]

Hello folks. I have a question about the HDR capabilities of the OMD which maybe someone here can better explain to me.

I would need to bracket shoot of course, and have been doing so on my Canon 5D so I have a general idea of how it works.

On my EP1 however bracketing is hidden deep in the menus and is very much useless as it only allows a -1 0 +1 at its more extreme setting and it doesnt not record the photos to the card at the correct order, writing them as 0 -1 +1.

Info pulled from dpreview says: AE Bracketing (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

On the Canon I could set a -2 0 +2 which for most cases is enough for my uses. The Olympus if I am reading this right still only allows 1 EV steps at the max and if I am right would the 2,3,5,7 mean....

(if set at 1 EV steps)

2= 0 +1
3= -1 0 +1
5= -2 -1 0 +1 +2
7= -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3

Does this sound right? To get a +-2 you would have to take 5 frames rather than 3 on the old Canon?

Also did Olympus ever fix that exposure order issue with their newer cameras?

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

This is not an answer to your question, but I do know that manufacturers have people looking online for feedback: The menus on the recent crop of Japanese cameras is an abomination, and makes me wonder if they're actually outsourcing the menu/functionality design, or have interns self-review their code.

 

[Avotius]

This is not an answer to your question, but I do know that manufacturers have people looking online for feedback: The menus on the recent crop of Japanese cameras is an abomination, and makes me wonder if they're actually outsourcing the menu/functionality design, or have interns self-review their code.

I hear you loud and clear on this one. I was paying with my friends Nex 5N and the menu was an abomination. Took many many buton presses to figure out how to set flash settings in some menu's menu.

 

[FrozenInTime]

The Olympus if I am reading this right still only allows 1 EV steps at the max and if I am right would the 2,3,5,7 mean....

(if set at 1 EV steps)

2= 0 +1
3= -1 0 +1
5= -2 -1 0 +1 +2
7= -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3

Does this sound right?

Almost :
however Olympus in their infinite wisdom deliberately crippled the HDR possibilities by only allowing upto 0.7 EVF steps on the 7 step bracket ( 1EV is ok for 3,5 )

It a real shame as with 9fps handheld HDR is practical.
If only they could be pressured to add the 1EV/7 and ideally 1.5EV/3/5/7

 

[willie_901]

Unfortunately, I have to fuse multiple exposures at least once during 80% of my professional photoshoots. Occasionally I use HDR with very weak tone mapping.

I can only think of a handful of times when 0.7 stop increments would have been a problem. Many photographers who prefer more realistic ensure blending only use three exposures. I'm insecure so I always use 7.

Unless HDR is critical for your work, the OMD should be fine.

 

[biomed]

Does the OMD save the raw files after processing the HDR image?

 

[biomed]

OK, apparently the OMD does not do in camera HDR images.

 

[DNG]

OK, apparently the OMD does not do in camera HDR images.

No, you need to load the images in a HDR capable editor..

BUT, you will need t at least edit and convert the ORF to JPG 1st... to make sure the color is consistent in each image... but, you know that already 😉