I have always saved 16 bit files out of SPP which I then process in Lightroom. Other cameras are supported by LR so I just process the Raw files.
However I don't do much in LR - a bit of white balance, very minor curves adjustments, some shadows adjustments and highlights perhaps, possibly minor adjustments to exposure and that is mostly it. Sometimes I use the gradient filter on part of the image but again nothing very dramatic.
By accident I processed a number of files as 8 bit tiffs the other day then went back and re-processed as 16 bit. I then printed out at 3+ size. I can't tell any difference.
If one doesn't do extreme post processing, is there really any value in 16 bit over 8 bit? Yes I know hard disks are cheap now but I am currently up to 6 TBs of basic storage duplicated times 3. I note that Edward Burtynsky's project on oil, made I believe with a Hasselblad, were all saved as 8 bits.
Any thoughts?
However I don't do much in LR - a bit of white balance, very minor curves adjustments, some shadows adjustments and highlights perhaps, possibly minor adjustments to exposure and that is mostly it. Sometimes I use the gradient filter on part of the image but again nothing very dramatic.
By accident I processed a number of files as 8 bit tiffs the other day then went back and re-processed as 16 bit. I then printed out at 3+ size. I can't tell any difference.
If one doesn't do extreme post processing, is there really any value in 16 bit over 8 bit? Yes I know hard disks are cheap now but I am currently up to 6 TBs of basic storage duplicated times 3. I note that Edward Burtynsky's project on oil, made I believe with a Hasselblad, were all saved as 8 bits.
Any thoughts?