I'm saying that, from what I've seen of high bit RAW files, yes, I believe they can. Again, take my comments with a grain of salt (and note the qualifiers) as I'm still just learning this stuff, and have just started to work with digi RAW files. Remember, digital can be very well matched with the scene, and there's control for manipulation throughout the workflow.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 11/4/2004 9:50:03 PM > Subject: RE: USAF target and resolution tests > > Are you saying that digital sensors can capture as wide > a scene contrast range as the widest range (low contrast) color neg > films > can? > > Are you saying that digital sensors can capture as narrow > a scene contrast range as accurately range as the highest contrast color > slide films? > > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: USAF target and resolution tests > > > I'm not sure your assessment of digital (especially 12-bit or greater > RAW > files) is correct. Maybe with the 8-bit digicams that are so much in > use, but not with a higher end DSLR with 12-bit or 14-bit capture. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Film has major advantage over digital in that > > the film type selection can be matched to the requirements. Digital is > > > more of a general purpose capture which I do not think would do as > > well as film on very low or very high contrast scenes shot with > > correct types of film. >
