Digital BW, The Print

> > > 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
> 
> A 14bit scanner captures (maps you could say) to a larger piece of the 
> 16bit histogram than the 10bit. But at the same time it captures more 
> dense negs. So a scan of the same neg would use the same piece of the 
> 16bit histogram using both scanners. This is according to what Austin 
> has been saying. I have no real world experience comparing this.
> Does that make sense?
> 
> -mikeH

You are right, but only if the data is low bit justified.