Digital BW, The Print

on 9/26/01 3:45 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:

> 
>>>> 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
> 
> Color negative film has a higher dynamic range, and therefore will occupy a
> wider range of values...you get more tones, but it's not from intermediate
> tones, but from wider range of tones on the end(s).
> 
> I like short questions like this ;-)

Ya me too. :-)

I thought due to it's low density dye clouds color neg film was of low
density range, thus low Dynamic Range, thus an easy scan.

Don't tell me there's more I'm missing! ;-)

T