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RE: [Digital BW] Tonal range recording

2004-11-25 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Steve Kale [mailto:stevekale@...]
>
> Hmmm if 16 bit then why not 16 stops of dynamic range?

Dynamic range is limited by noise. If you photograph a noiseless color, like
a white piece of paper out of focus, you'll probably find that the bottom
four bits are rubbish.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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