Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps that's what's meant by the Jono's statement that the elves in the Leica Labs "see" no difference... Not a very scientific approach as stated. Thanks Jayanand. On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > 12 bit = 2 raised to the power of 12 = 4096 shades of gray > > 14 bit = 2 raised to the power of 14 = 16384 shades of gray > > Quite a bit of tonal difference technically. Whether the human eye can > perceive it in a meaningful way in a print - who knows? > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > On May 5, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm waiting to see what the explanation is. Going backwards in bit > depth > > > from the M(240) is perplexing. Perhaps their chip cannot handle 14bit > > depth > > > of pure gray as opposed to 4 different 14bit depth channels of RGGB > > (4x1x4 > > > vs 4x4 all at once...). > > > > > > But I'm no EE, so I'm hoping other experts will jump in to explain what > > is > > > lost by going back to 12bit files. > > > > OR what is gained by going back to 12 bit files. > > > > > > s > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at > > > lighttube.net> > > wrote: > > > > > >> It opened for me with no problem. > > >> > > >> Jim Nichols > > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > >> > > >> > > >> On 5/5/2015 10:58 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > > >> > > >>> This webpage is not available > > >>> > > >>> Tina > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> See post #46 by Jono Slack: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > http://www.getdpi.com/forum/leica/54592-new-monochrom-fine-report.html#post639690 > > >>>> > > >>>> Curiouser and curiouser... > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Bob Adler > > >>>> www.robertadlerphotography.com > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> Leica Users Group. > > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bob Adler > > > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com