Digital BW, The Print

Hi Cleavis

Yes, I shoot raw files with my Oly E20;  working with raw files can be a
pain, especially on a Mac, where Bibble and AdobeRaw are the only
possibilities.  But the ability to use the entire dynamic range that the
camera is capable of is worth it, just like the advantage of scanning in 16
bit, doing tonal adjustments, then converting down to 8 bit.

I'm not sure what the options are for converting G3 raw files.


Bill Morse
PhotoProspect
Cambridge, MA USA


on 5/29/03 10:42 AM, Lyons Cox wrote:

> I haven't done much comparison but was sitting here curious.
> 
> For those of you shooting digital cameras are you importing at the '16' bit
> option and converting down to 8?
> Question comes to mind because when I scan a neg, I tend to do just that.
> Scan 16bit, save, copy convert to 8bit, save.
> Work on the 8bit and then if desired apply most of the 8bit workings to the
> 16bit file, convert that file to 8 if necessary to complete applications.
> 
> This works for me at times if my goal is to have a 'smooth' histogram.  There
> are times, admittedly, I think the histogram certainly should be more a guide
> than goal.  However if there's difficulty with the print, then I re-examine
> the histogram.
> 
> FWIW, my dig. camera is a CanonG3, files brought into PS7 via Adobe RAW
> Converter.  I like this arrangement quite a bit, as it is like 'developing'
> the image.  The G3 has a +2 bit advantage over the G3, which put the question
> in my head.
> 
> Cleavis
> 
> PS. My thanks to those who change the header/subject line to reflect the
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