Digital BW, The Print

Dear John

  Thanks for the info. Actually I do mean the Nikon 9000 and I am a
member of that group! :)
 I'm still learning so will store all future B&W images at 16 bit. Is
the same true for color or is that another issue?
 Best
 Ginny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody"
<moodymz3@...> wrote:
>
> Assuming you mean Nikon 9000, you should go to
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coolscan8000-9000.
> Short answer; you should never store BW scans at 8 bit.  Don't take
offense;
> in few words, it sounds like both you and your friend do not know
what to
> look for when evaluating a scan.  Assuming you are scanning your own
film as
> a hobby like I am, don't worry, keep investigating, and as you learn
you can
> rescan.
> 
> Best regards,
> John Moody
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> ginnylady33
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:38 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] 16 bit vs. 8 bit storage
> 
>   I've been scanning via my 9000 at 16 bits but ultimately burning
> files onto Gold CDs for storage at 8 bit.<snip>
> 
> 
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