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Re: [Digital BW] Bit depth, was Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO

2001-09-26 by Todd Flashner

on 9/26/01 3:17 PM, mh@... wrote:

> He is saying a 10bit scan and a 14bit scan of the same thing will be
> the same because 14bit scanners are capable of capturing more dense
> negs and therefore the the scan will occupy the same space on the 16bit
> histogram as with the 10bit scanner.

Come again please? I don't get this. They should look the same BECAUSE the
14 bit scanner is capable of capturing more dense negs?

Todd

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