Originally posted by mikeSF ok, got it. i find you a little hard to read sometimes,
You wouldn't be the first.
I really think more DR in digital is coming soon. We are starting to see signs of it now. That new MFD CMOS sensor that is advertising little DR drop from base ISO to ISO 6400 and that new RED Dragon video camera's sensor with its advertised 16+ stops of DR.
One thing I wish digital cameras would do on their histograms is give actual EV values. Something that is lost in modern photography is knowing what the actual light range in a scene is. And you also don't know that with a film camera's built in meter either but when you meter independently with a one-degree spot meter, you begin learn what the light range of many common situations are. And when we get to around 15 or 16 stops of real "photographers" DR (not engineering DR advertised by manufactures), HDR exposure blending should only be needed for special effects.