Digital BW, The Print

Just got the VueScan Bible, good source.

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Jul 1, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote:

> 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
>