True, any camera with any type of manual mode can be set to bracketing, but if there's not an automatic exposure bracket, the camera will probably get moved while changing settings, unless you have a good tripod.
Yeah, but people needed to know there was / is an alternative to getting a new camera body that 'auto brackets'.
About the camera moving while on a tripod, well, first you need a tactile sense and not be ham fisted.
Second, you buy junk you get junk, Sort Of.
I suggest getting a good head (I use a Bogen/Manfrotto two ball) and getting even a cheap (Walmart?) video tripod that will accept the head.
No matter what equipment you have, if you have the will, you can do it. But using a tripod with automatic bracketing is a sure way to get the best results.
All it takes is knowing a bit of camera theory and the ability to apply said theory.
Wow there is alot to this stuff. I would love to learn how and get some starter equipment. Any good forums/websites for a beginner? B/c just reading this makes it seem very overwelming.
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Everything looks overwhelming at the beginning.
Back in '84 when I took a year of Photography at a College of Art there was a lab assistant working on HDI with
film. The note taking, her having to remember every mask, dodge and burn with each negative on each print, the minute adjustments between prints ...
Now HDI is done with specialized programs and mouse clicks with instant feedback and 250 undo steps. It's all become pretty painless.
I guess overwhelming is contingent on ones point of view.
And you don't even need a specialized program, any half assed graphics editor with layers can be used.
And with a tripod it's a simple copy paste to a new layer with little worry about "alignments"
Since your a beginner your first step is to set the camera to manual and learn how to manipulate exposure time and stop and their direct relationships (use only 'true' stops, f- 2,2.4,4,5.6,8,11,16,22,32,44,62, WTF is f-7? f-9??)