Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guys this is an area of great interest to me. I do wish that I had that LFI article. AFAIK no digital camera sensor captures at a higher bit rate than that. There's a lot that I don't understand regarding that processing within the camera. However empirically, when you manipulate the M8 RAW files tonal range within Photoshop they ARE emphatically superior to any 8 bit file and certainly as robust as any 16 bit scan from 35mm (which is my own experience). So I join Eric in hoping that a LUG member of scientific bent can give us an insight into the in-camera processing. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Didier Ludwig Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2007 22:21 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 Article in LFI >So.. Isn't the weakest link in the imaging processing chain an 8 bit format? yes if you exclude 6-bit and 4-bit format >LFI then goes on to say essentially "you won't see the difference anyway" This translates in "the main thing is there's a red dot on" ;-) Didier _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information