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by CWuestefeld 2798 days ago
No. This will give the visual effect of HDR (which many think is something to be avoided - HDR should be a tool, not a style), but does not increase the actual dynamic range.
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sigi45 2798 days ago
It does.

My RAW Images has a higher dynamic range than the final image shows without any HDR feature.

You only put back what was already there and 'lost'.

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CWuestefeld 2798 days ago
That only works if you're shooting RAW. And even then all you've accomplished was a convoluted process to achieve the exact same thing you'd get in Lightroom by adjusting the Blacks and Whites sliders, and dragging the ranges horizontally in the histogram.
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sigi45 2798 days ago
That does not invalidate my original statement.

I would argue that the end result should look slightly different.

But you do use more of your dynamic range

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Jaruzel 2798 days ago
True, but based on the fact that hardly anyone has actual HDR capable displays, the net effect of the output is mostly the same.
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