auto bracketing

It writes the word "photomatix" or something like that three times across your image diagonally. So its impossible to crop out. I would just recommend purchasing it. Totally worth it. I have really enjoyed experimenting with HDR images. I only advise that you don't overwork them, as I think overworked looks tacky.

You can check out some of my HDR shots here. Not all of them are HDR, but you can tell the ones that are.

I also wrote a brief tutorial on how I take shots with the K-x and edit with Photomatix here.

Oh, and its raining here, so no shooting for me today.

I've tried some auto bracketing today but in side a Cathedral. I travelled light because I had an appointment before the cathedral opened and two I was not going to leave my camera equipment in the car in a car park.

at 5.00 am I thought a 28-75 mm would be the best lens to take I could not of been more wrong I should of taken the 16-24 mm but we live and learn.


My main question is this out side on auto bracketing was fine BUT inside
because of the low light and I wanted iq so use 100 asa but auto bracketing, times out after 20 sec and the f-remote didn't work with (finger on the button) so I had to stand there with my finger on the shutter release for all five shots.


would a wire remote with a lock sort this out??


I do hope that this post make sense.

James

Your problem could be that if your measured exposure is 20 secs, +1 stop would be 40 and +2 stops would be 80secs but the K20D's maximum exposure time is 30 seconds. Perhaps it wasn't timing out, but simply unable to give you exposures that long automatically.

In this case you would have to used a wired remote with a lock, bulb mode and a stop watch!

Best wishes, Kris.

I new to this forum and also new to digital cameras. Before purchase a K-m camera I was using a Pentax MX film camera. I,m interested in using auto bracketing and then processing in Photomatix. As the other evening I saw a display of photos that was very good. The photographer that displayed these photos said he used bracketing and photomatix to produce his photos shown. What settings do I have to use to take Bracket photos on my K-m camera?
Can any one help.
Ernest

You're talking about HDR here Ernest.

First, you need to take your pictures. Keep the camera firmly on the tripod and simply take up to 7 images of different exposures. This can be done using Av mode. Set your desired aperture (if you changed this the different shots would have different depth of field and the result would be odd)and use the exposure compensation button to make exposures three steps under, as metered then three steps over. Your choice whether you use full EV, half EV steps or whatever. You could also use manual settings of course.

Then you let Photomatix combine and tone map the images.

There are other ways to do HDR with in-camera settings or less exposures, but the 7 exposures route IMHO gives the best result. I use full stop steps.

Thank you John, I will try out your suggestings next time I go out and use my camera. I come back and let you know how I got on.
Ernest