Digital BW, The Print

on 3/29/02 11:42 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:

> BTW, the source of the noise, though it may be interesting to know, isn't
> really relevant to what the dynamic range is.  It is THE print that we are
> trying to determine the dynamic range of, and it is what it is...no matter
> what caused it to be what it is.  So, if the source is the paper, lense,
> negative, developer...what ever...won't matter.

Right. I understand that the source of noise is irrelevant to the
calculation of dynamic range, but understanding the sources will help us
know where to look for noise and how to measure it.

Todd