Wesley,
Thanks for the tips about "posterization". The image I was working with
yesterday was taken from my digital camera. It was already in 8-bit. I used
channel mixers before converting to B&W, and the histogram looked fine, but
after applying Paul's curves I have both gaps and "fingers of death". I
don't detect any problems on the screen, though. I think I'll check out
Tyler Boley's curves and do more experimenting.
Bob