Re: filmscanners: Re: So it's the bits?

[Tony Sleep]

On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:52:47 +1100  Julian Robinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 
wrote:

>  If they state an unqualified figure for Dmax, 
> then when measured by some "reasonable" process it should meet that 
> figure.  With the likelihood that it will not, this would mean that they 
> are just plain lying, and therefore should be open to action through 
> consumer protection laws.

But they aren't AFAIK claiming a DMax figure, nor even an OD range (DMax-DMin), 
but a wibbly-wobbly bit of slipperiness called 'dynamic range'. Really this is 
all horribly reminiscent of output power specs for HiFi amps - 'RMS', 'Music 
Power', 'Peak' and so on, all gibberish without qualifying terms. Caveat 
emptor!

Regards 

Tony Sleep
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