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

[Tony Sleep]

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 13:19:01 +1100  Julian Robinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

> Nikon may argue that their Dmin is measured with the exposure set low, and 
> Dmax with the exposure set as high as possible.  This means that they can 
> get up to another 2 to 4 stops(!!!) into their claimed DENSITY 
> RANGE.  Which might explain why they use the term Density Range and not 
> Dynamic Range - Dynamic Range certainly means the range that can be covered 
> without changing the setup i.e. the range available at one instant.

Hmmmmm. Well spotted!

Regards 

Tony Sleep
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