"Bit depth does not equal captured stops of DR, but sets an upper limit on the stops of DR stored as data in the file."
Only if linear coding is employed. DR in stops is not inherently limited by bit depth, only the number of shades of gray is. ----------------- J.C.O'Connell [email protected] ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Miserere Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-30 vs K-5 On 22 May 2012 22:17, David Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > In practice the difference is minimal. > > http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/nikon-d300-d3-14-bit-versus-12-bit. html > > Bit depth does not equal stops of DR. Bit depth does not equal captured stops of DR, but sets an upper limit on the stops of DR stored as data in the file. -M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
