Digital BW, The Print

>> 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.

Isn't that the case if you have a film with a DR which is small enough that
it can be captured by a 10-bit scanner, but you scan it with a 14-bit
scanner? This is a common occurrence with color negative films, no?

Todd