> also is there some intrinsic limitation of the dynamic range of cameras? people are talking about problems with dynamic range being intrinsic to cameras but im pretty sure that cameras and especially camera suites that do not have more problems with dynamic range than a human eye are possible to make and probably already on the market.

I think it's possible that professional movie cameras (with the appropriate lenses) may have higher dynamic range than human vision. Good luck getting those cheaper than a lidar.