Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 4/12/2004 12:06:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

> You can come close to the look of some black and white films, but you
> cannot duplicate the look.>>
> 
> Ah yes, the old saleman's credo repeated once more: "BS, spoken with 
> conviction is better than the truth."
> 
> The end result in any case is still less than 256 different shades of gray 
> and THAT is a finite number, typically 0.05-2.15 density. The range between 
> 350 to 700 nanometers of light recorded on materials of FINITE bandwidth and 
> amplitude on materials and filters with the same characteristics.
> 
> Close enough is good enough to sell. All other academic arguments are a 
> waste of time and money.
> 
> Now if you want to talk about RESOLUTION, then B&W film gets my vote, but 
> for different reasons.
> 
> Claude



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