all forms of printing, including analog, "lose information". They key (and the artistic value) is WHERE the artist chooses to map input data to the output device. In effect, the artist cheats by emphasizing certain data over other, less important data. That is what makes a great print.
Michael
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finally reduce to a printable file, the dynamic range will be
considerably less regardless of the source.So unless you have a printer that uses 32 bit type files you will lose information?
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