Re: TECH-3D digest 176

[T3D Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxx>]

Dave Worrell wrote:

> Monitors have a much greater dynamic range. (than paper prints)

I'm told this is true and my eyes concur, but can anyone give be a number?

I've converted lots of negative film to NTSC, and that's a dynamic range 
compression of from about 12+ stops to about 5 stops. Negatives to paper 
prints is about the same level of compression (but without the electronics to 
help us get there!) Chromes halftoned and printed is about 6 stops to about 4 
stops. Where is digital imaging in terms of dynamic range (0-255 doesn't mean 
much to a shooter!)? How about the scanner? How about the cameras? The 
computer screens?


Eric G.


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