topic Re: R6 Mark 2; Only 3 shots for HDR? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

R6 Mark 2; Only 3 shots for HDR?

photopro — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:24:42 GMT

Went to Letchworth State Park in Oct. for the glorious fall colors in NYS as the spur of the moment so i packed lightly, taking a tripod the R6ii, 24-105rf, 2 ef lenses. I got there kinda late and half of the canyon was in shadow so i knew i would have to shoot HDR to get the full range of exposure. I thought the R6 would shoot the number of shots i set up to 7, for HDR composting. WRONG!! it only does 3 shots unless you wanna shoot 7 exposures manually which would be a real pain. The HDR mode on the camera is probably inferior to using 5 or 7 RAW shots in high speed with a tripod. I was sorely disappointed but also a little embarrassed that i didn't know this ahead of time thinking it was just like my 5d-4.

The camera has a drive mode with a timer that the number of consecutive shots can be set. I thought this was for HDR but it either shoots the same exposure or the the limited AEB which is 3 shots. So if you use that setting you get 3 with the AEB, and then AEB starts again if over 3 shots. Useless for HDR. What happened to setting the shots to 5 or 7 exposures? 3 shots is ok but i always shoot 5-7 to get the full range depending on the scene. Gonna look at the images saved by the camera but i think 5 shots is needed for the best most natural HDR shots. If i have the opportunity to go back next week i will certainly take the 5d for HDR, and the R6 for everything else.

Anyone else screw up like me?

Re: R6 Mark 2; Only 3 shots for HDR?

Waddizzle — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:07:42 GMT

I dunno. I haven’t used in-camera HDR for at least a decade. I always shoot RAW and AEB with the shutter delay timer. Drive mode must be Continuous Drive The camera captures the entire AEB sequence automatically.

Re: R6 Mark 2; Only 3 shots for HDR?

photopro — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 03:51:12 GMT

Yes same for me. i have never used it until i didnt have a choice. The method you described is what i expected to do on the r6 like the 5dm4. That will only get you 3 shots. Interesting the setting for Timer Continuous is manually adjustable from 2 to xxx. But it only duplicates the aeb pattern you have input automatically using the high speed shutter. So 2 gets you 2 sets of the same HDR aeb exposures (6 total shots). I don't know what the purpose of that is.... I have only used 5 to 7 shot HDR images, never 3.