In a message dated 10/15/2006 4:33:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well you are free to hold that position but to me the output from the CCD has just been sampled and massaged to fit the 12 bit RAW profile optimally. We don't know the data depth in processing, we only know that the CCD is sampled with 22 bit data precision. The 12 bit RAW file is contains discrete RGB data sampled under a Bayer filter pattern so it has to undergo significant post processing for it to be even recognised as a colour image.
-- Rob Studdert ======== I think you're missing something. And I am not technical enough to hold my own arguing with you, so I won't even try. A couple of points though -- on the web page I linked to, they said 16 bit through put. Not 12 bit. Adobe is upgrading CS2 in the next version to use more 16bit functions in more menus (as most know, now only a few choices work higher than 8 bit). Pentax has said they plan to upgrade the sensor in the K10D over time as new sensors, better ones, become available. Okay, this might not apply to a sale now -- but stop thinking of 12 bit output as the maximum -- things are obviously moving beyond that. And I think Pentax is going to be a significant factor in helping push that movement. In fact, I think they are very consciously thinking ahead about it. So, no, I don't think the 22 bit thing is all just hype. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
