Digital BW, The Print

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin"
> > > My argument was for a scanner capable of capturing more tones in the
> > > same density range rather than more tones because of a larger density
> > > range.
> >
> > What would you do with those tones?
>
> I would go crazy with the tones!  i would love them and feed them and
> keep them forever and ever!

Unless you're scanning for another species, they are completely useless, and
you will never see them in a final image that contains all the range of
tones from the image.