Comments on: Promote: A Remote For The Serious HDR Shooter

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:28:00 +0000

Nope. The Promote isn’t compatible with the Canon G10.
It is compatible with my Canon 40D. However…
Most users of HDR set their cameras for Av mode. With this device and the Canon 40D, it must be set on Manual. In this mode, you need to determine the correct exposure time using whatever aperture you choose. Using this info, you set the Promote device for this timing and the number of exposures and f-stop spacing you want. For my Canon 40D, this device supports a USB shutter release frame speed of 500 ms. This setting takes images at a lot faster clip than the default setting (at good thing). I have yet to determine why I need the optional shutter cable.
I’m still hopful the Promote will become part of my normal work flow.

By: jenee

jenee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:12:31 +0000

Hey everyone!

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By: A Hurst

A Hurst — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:25:49 +0000

Larry,

in time this sort of camera will cause a big shift in what we do or what others are able to do. [agents]

They are talking a year and under $1000! It will be opensource for the software.

Have a look at the bottom video for a demonstration of HDR done in camera – impressive. In this article.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html

By: Alan Pinstein

Alan Pinstein — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:07:49 +0000

UPDATE:
Upon a little more reading, the CHDK kit boots off of the SD card, meaning you don’t have to “do anything” to your camera to use it! Thus it’s entirely safe and easy to try out: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_in_Brief.

Alan

By: Alan Pinstein

Alan Pinstein — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:05:27 +0000

If you’re comfortable hacking on your hardware, you can try out the CHDK replacement firmare (an open-source project) from http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK. This essentially replaces the interface on your camera and allows all kinds of nifty features including custom bracketing, time-lapse, etc. And best of all it’s FREE!

NOTE: I’ve never tried it myself so be careful, but it looks really cool.

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By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:03:56 +0000

@Larry,
Its too early to tell. The people at Promote say:
We have not tested it, but it’s hard to say – Canon P&S cameras used a different command protocol until recently, however G10 is a new one and may work OK. Let us get ahold of one for testing, and we will let you know.
Best regards,
Artyom Kamshilin

By: larry

larry — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:58:41 +0000

@Mike- It works on the 40D but not the G10.

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:42:25 +0000

This looks like a great addition to my work flow. I’ve found that two stops is too much when doing interior work that includes dark stuff like black/brown furnature. My normal work flow now includes from -3 to +3 in one stops. However, I need to touch my Canon 40D twice to make that happen. With this device, I won’t need to. I am also seeing if it will work with my Canon G10. What a sweet deal if it does! I’ll let you know.