Pete Andrews wrote:
> Most scanners could, in fact, see a higher density, simply by winding up the intensity of the lamp
This is untrue for most scanners, unless you're willing to allow the CCD's analog output to saturate in mid- and light-tones. If you turn up the lamp, then you'll simply end up shortening the integration time (the amount of time between transfer gate signals) to stay under saturation. Provided that the integration time was reasonably short to begin with, this puts you right back where you started in terms of maximum density.
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