Digital BW, The Print

Hi Austin,

Here is the URL that will get you to the spec sheet for the scanner:

http://www.dimage.minolta.com/

Be sure to have your magnifying glass ready! Some idiot set the whole 
thing in 4 or 6-point type. Talk about trying to read the fine print!

I share you skepticism on this one. Is it perhaps a numbers game 
where the 16-bit A/D converter cost very little but let's them make 
more outrageous claims?

Martin



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin" 
<darkroom@i...> wrote:
> > I wonder in comparison to the
> > Polaroid and Nikon which is more important, the extra 800 dpi or 
the
> > extra bit depth (16 vs. 14)?
> 
> I doubt it is really 16 bits...  Do you have a URL that says that 
the actual
> A/D being used is a 16 bit A/D?  If it were, there would be no room 
for
> tonal curve moves.  You always have to provide more space (higher 
bit depth)
> than the actual data, or you can't make tonal adjustments without 
losing
> data.  16 bit data would require a 24 or 32 bit space to work in.
> 
> Also, 16 bits is entirely unnecessary to capture image data at, 
since no
> film you will be scanning can have a dynamic range of 4.8!