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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Jerry Olson

Why does my scanner have the option to scan in either 16 or 8 bits then? What would be the point? I m only talking about large tonal adjustments when I say the

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Todd, ... I knew you did some tests, but I do not remember what the results were. I am very busy, and have a LOT of things going on, so I m sorry if I don t

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Hi Allesandro, ... It depends on when you do your tonal curves. Remember, most every scanner is going to scan in ONLY high bit, it s how they work.

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Todd Flashner

... Jerry I think the discussion always assumes that if one is making side by side comparisons one is manipulating files of equal quality, just different bit

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Alessandro Pardi

Jerry, I probably didn t explain enough my workflow: I never do 8 bit scans, I always use 16 bit raw scans (i.e., with no curves/levels/other tweaks made by

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Todd Flashner

Austin Why do you keep suggesting I conduct tests you know I ve conducted many times over. You don t want to show your results, fine, just admit it, but please

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Jerry Olson

Hi Allessandro, Well on my images the noise in the shadows on the monitor is very obvious when I scan a slide in 8 bits. If you make a large tone adjustment in

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Re: Good Epson Paper Source

2002-05-23 by klog221

Totally Agree. Their prices are great, and their shipping costs are real costs, not inflated. Kevin ... Epson ... ground from ... prices around ... shipping

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AN glass/color/bw neg q

2002-05-23 by Julian Thomas

Hmm just come across something weird, started scanning some colour neg today using AN glass (all my tests had been with BW ) and I m getting newton rings - but

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Good Epson Paper Source

2002-05-23 by Doug Fisher

I just wanted to pass along what appears to be a good source for Epson papers. The company is called atlex.com. They shipped via UPS ground from FL to

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RE: [Digital BW] D60 info request

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Hi Steadman, I know that the Canon D30 and D60 use a CMOS imaging sensor, not a CCD, but that s not relevant to any of the comments I made. Everything I said

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Truman Prevatt

As long as your operations are linear and you have maximal dynamic range there will be no difference between processing in 8 bits and processing in 16 bits and

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Re: [Digital BW] D60 info request

2002-05-23 by Steadman Uhlich

Austin, The D30 and D60 use a CMOS chip and not a CCD. Steadman ... From: Austin Franklin To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Hi Todd, ... Not waffling at all! Why should I spend my time proving something to someone who can easily, with a little work on their own, do the experiment

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Re: [Digital BW] Choosing system

2002-05-23 by CDTobie@aol.com

... No B&W inkjet system currently meets your list of requirements, and the 1160 is an out of production machine. Consider waiting for the upcoming 2200, so

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Alessandro Pardi

Jerry, I m one of those you address, but my usual workflow is not what you suggest: I *do* scan in 16 bits, actually I start with a raw scan from Vuescan. But

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RE: [Digital BW] AN glass update.

2002-05-23 by Alessandro Pardi

Thanks Julian, images speak for themselves. Alex ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Todd Flashner

Austin Sorry I lost my cool. As I said I brought pre-existing frustration to the conversation. Please don t take it personally! Todd

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Re: [Digital BW] D60 info request

2002-05-23 by Jerry Olson

Austin, I have Canon macro lenses, and also the 28-135mm IS Canon. And I can tell you for a 100 percent positive certainty that the macro lenses are sharper.

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Todd Flashner

Whatever Austin. You keep saying how easily your images can posterize and if Dan want s to see it, or for lunch at Le Cirque, no problemo, you have images

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Jerry Olson

To all who think 8 bit color correcting is identical to 16. Just try it yourself with one of your own images. One scanned in 16 bit, and one in 8. Make

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RE: [Digital BW] D60 info request

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Hi Jerry, ... Of course. Line art images are extremely sharp too, but they have no detail or tonality ;-) To me, sharpness isn t an indication of good or

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Re: [Digital BW] D60 info request

2002-05-23 by Jerry Olson

Hi Austin, ... Certainly NOT! Austin, you obviously see quality in scans I don t see. My D30 gives me extremely sharp, detailed closeups. It equals provia 100,

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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

... Well, that really doesn t work either... Seeing the prints does, so why waste your time futzing around with anything else? I guess I don t understand

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Re: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Todd Flashner

Hey Austin You and I are in great agreement over everything but one. I believe such discussions are MOST informative when people demonstrate what they are

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