Digital BW, The Print

Herb,

What you say makes sense only if there are a finite number of tones. In a
full range continuous tone silver print there are no steps between min and
max density but an infinite number of tones. If you can achieve a continuous
tone print from a digital source the same would apply there.

Which is why photographers have traditionally only looked at the range
between Dmin and Dmax as being of interest. The idea of a finite number of
tones is something that was born with digital imaging and has mistakenly
leaked across into analyzing continuous tone analog images.

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "hsitz" <hsitz@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Is dynamic range more important than density range?


> I've been following (at least trying to follow) the lengthy
> discussion over dynamic range vs. density range.
>
> For my part, Austin has me convinced that proper meaning of 'dynamic
> range' of a print has to do with the number of steps available
> between its maximum density and a minimum density.  Still, it seems
> striking to me that the understanding of most non-experts mistakenly

(snip earlier)