Digital BW, The Print

Apples/oranges: one wouldn't be scanning a negative if the camera in
question had digital output. In cases where we are able to use the same lens
on both analog and digital cameras, the color rendering characteristics of
the capture media (film or ccd) still come into play, so there's no way that
I can see to state positively that raw from the camera is better than raw
from a scanner. The Vuescan instructions state that the reason one might
want to same save scans as raw output is so that all other output formats
can be generated as needed without additional scans, and not because the raw
format is 'better.' Adobe's ability to read the Vuescan raw files is a
fringe benefit.

>Of course a RAW from a scanner is not as raw as a camera delivers


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