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[OM] Re: RAW Bit Depth

from Martyn Smoothy

Subject:	[OM] Re: RAW Bit Depth
From:	"Martyn Smoothy" <mds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:20:14 +0100

Leica should stick to making jewellery... :-)

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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: 07 April 2007 18:31
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] RAW Bit Depth

I just recently discovered that the Leica M8 RAW file has a bit depth  
of only 8 bits unlike the 12 to 14 other makers have. Doesn't that  
just about kill the main advantage of RAW over a very high quality  
JPEG format, or TIFF?

Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA

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