Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

In my own experience I have yet to find any use for 16-bit files, which agrees 
with Dan Margulis' ideas (check out long discussions on Colortheory list).  I 
scan MF film on a Nikon8000 and make prints to 32x40 with an Epson 10K 
and find 8-bit files just as good as 16-bit files for correcting in PS.  I have 
tested this with a number of files.  However, I almost never make really large 
changes in my files.  Recently I have taken to doing my scans in 8-bit, which 
gives me a 250Mb rather than a 500Mb file.  So I get twice the storage 
capacity of my hard drives.  I am always ready to be proven wrong, however.  
Cheers,

Tom Andrews
http://www.wildlandart.com