[filmscanners] Re: 8 bit versus 16

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

I don't think anyone is trying to talk you out of making and storing 16
bit scans.  If you have the time to work with that large a file, and the
disk space or other storage to do so, then go and do it. I wonder what
you'll be doing when 32 bit ability becomes available (not that I can
see any manufacturer wasting their time, but it seems there will allows
be a buyer somewhere out there (insert appropriate P.T. Barnum quote).

I think the problem is your theory doesn't actually hold any water, and
since there are a lot of neophytes and newcomers to digital scanning on
this list, who are impressionable, I see my job here is simply to warn
them that the information you are suggesting is basically without merit
and that they need not follow a path that just wastes their time and
resources (unless of course, they want to).

Far be it from me to tell someone so entrenched how to do their
scanning. ;-)

"Don't confuse me with the facts, when I'm trying to win an argument..."

Art

PS: If your negs are that fragile you'd be much better off finding
better film stock and labs than worrying about 16 bit captures.

Robert Logan wrote:

> Money quote ...
> Yes, here we go again.
>
> You CAN bombard me with facts about 8 bit being fine.
> And people can 'talk up'/ 'talk down' their particular
> favourite, preferred or religious route.
>
> I will ALWAYS scan at 16 bit, and will always archive
> at 16 bit. Just because the tools today cant make my
> gold 100% pure, doesnt mean the tools tomorrow wont.
>
> Of course, I take everything I believe with a lump
> of reality, as, by the time I decide to review images
> that were scanned a long time ago, and realise that
> I couldve done better on the scan .. well:
>
> 1. The negs will have degraded ... colour lost.
> 2. The scanner I used will be a dusty relic with
>     a wierd connector and wierder manual interface.
> 3. My new scanner will laugh at the low quality
>     scanning I did ...
>
> Of course, "The 8 Bitters" are right, 8 bit is fine.
> But I dont think so. See above.
>
> bert
>


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