On Apr 12, 2011, at 2:09 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > >> On Apr 11, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> >>> The simple answer about extended bracketing with the K-5: Read instruction >>> manual (page 160). It's all there. >> >> For me, extended bracketing is nearly useless: >> >> When extended bracketing is set, the file format is set to [JPEG] and cannot >> be changed. You cannot use Extended Bracketing when the file format is set >> to RAW.... >> >> If I was willing to shoot in JPEG, I wouldn't care enough about my photos to >> bracket. > > All this thread subset about bracketing other than exposure is pointless > then. Shoot RAW, take good care of exposure (bracket in extreme conditions) > and you're done. > Exactly right. With RAW, it's rarely necessary to bracket even exposure, let alone other factors. When shooting film, I always bracketed my car shoots extensively. Now I check the histogram now and then and shoot at one exposure. If I'm off by a 1/4 stop, it matters not. Paul
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