Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon 4000 dpi scanner?
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 00:42:06 +0200

From: Henning J. Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 23:37
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon 4000 dpi scanner?


> Advertised numbers for Dmax and dynamic range are nowhere
> near reality.

For 12-bit linear scans, the _theoretical_ dynamic range is indeed just over
3.61 orders of magnitude, so that must be what they are quoting (?).

  -- Anthony