Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Skin tone - film vs. digital (not a debate)
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Sun Sep 3 17:56:23 2006
References: <200609031717.k83HCoBM096229@server1.waverley.reid.org> <44FB44DF.6020609@telefonica.net> <7.0.1.0.0.20060903142519.01c04658@telus.net> <82c9dd70609031705h2cf8c3c4p159ac7eb0bf60519@mail.gmail.com> <44FB7166.7010205@adrenaline.com>

On Sep 3, 2006, at 5:20 PM, Scott McLoughlin wrote:

> Is it a safe assumption that the greater the bit depth the better
> the tonal gradation and separation in the shadows?

Greater bit depth has the potential for better tonal gradation or 
dynamic range or a bit of both depending on the firmware.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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