i'm surprised you see any difference. that isn't the point. the point is that 8-bit mode allows you a few manipulations before you see artifacts. 16-bit mode allows you quite a bit more before that starts to happen.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Bit selection for Pentax RAW file? > I use 16 bits only for the most important images. Even still, onscreen, > I can see very little difference between 8 and 16 bits. So I rarely use > 16 bits.

