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Subject: [OM] Re: Digital vs film resolution
From: james king <jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:52:22 +0000
C.H.Ling wrote:
> Your calculation on the film grains seems not right, if all grain has the 
> same size you need 256 (16x16) grains to represent 256 levels. But film 
> grains has variable size so you never know.
> 

The calculation depends on if you believe the emulsion layer is 1 grain 
deep or not! if it is 8 grains deep then you can get 8 combinations

8 grains off = d min
any 1 grain off less than dmin
.
.
any 7 grains on close to dmax
8 grains on dmax

so 8 grains with gives you a "super grain caperble of 256 combinations)...

of course if the emulsion layer is even thicker in terms of grains 
stacked up on each other then you need even less width to represent a 
256 shade sensor

regards
James











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