Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin" <
darkroom@i...> wrote:
> 
> > > This does raise the question of, if the scanner is only capable of
> > > capturing 3.7 worth of information, why doesn't it automatically expand
> > > the range to fill the 16bit space, even in a raw scan.
> > 
> > I believe some scanners can do this, like the Imacon for one, but I don't
> > consider that a raw scan anymore. That's a manipulated scan.
> > 
> > Todd
> 
> I agree ;-)

I don't disagree, but if the scanner is ONLY capable of capturing that 
range and nothing outside of it, it seems to me that it should, maybe 
even as a default, spread that range over the 16bits.

-mikeH