Light intensity, like ALOT of things can be measured on a logarithmic scale. It simply depends on how you want data to b represented. That does not make it inherently logarithmic.
Photographers use Stops to compare light levels and exposure, which is based on powers of 2. One stop greater = twice as much light. One stop less = half as much. Simple.
3 stops = 8 times the light < One order of magnitude. I didn't have to wiki that. I posted the link for your understanding, not mine. Wikis can be written by anyone and are not an authority for information, which is why I read the article before linking it.
I suspect that your inability to cite what you claim is proving my point: You don't have a hot clue of what you are talking about. This is fairly simple mathematics. As I said 2^3 (the three stops you are referring to) = 8 < 10 (power base used to measure a single order of magnitude). Stop making shit up.
Interesting. So basically you are trying to find a very hostile way to say that I was right. Avoiding the ignorance of your comment before and trying to redirect to a minor simplification for brevity is just lame. Besides, simplification is easy to explain, ignorance isn't.
Perhaps you can show me you know how to use a calculator and calculate for me the precise number of stops that make an order of magnitude of light intensity, but the simple rule of thumb is 3. Yes, you can be a pedant and point out its actually slightly more than three but closer to 3 than to 3 1/3. This might be important if anyone uses less than 1/3 stop increments. Or maybe you are just an ass.
No, that is my hostile way of saying you are wrong =P
It is simple math that even small children understand. 8 =! 10. 8x is not an order of magnitude. 10x is. And that is not the point. You initial comment did not suggest a single order of magnitude, it suggested 2 or 3.
2 to 3 orders of magnitude would mean 100 to 1000 times a given value. Since when is 100 or 1000 anywhere near 8? Shall I draw you a diagram? 8 < 100 < 1000. If you don't get that, a calculator is beyond your level of understanding =P This camera certainly does not have 100 to 1000 more dynamic range than other cameras or film.
My point is simple: if you do not understand a term or concept do yourself a favour and don't use it. Otherwise you just look like an idiot when someone, who knows what they are talking about, calls you on it.
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"Light intensity is logarithmic, too."
Light intensity, like ALOT of things can be measured on a logarithmic scale. It simply depends on how you want data to b represented. That does not make it inherently logarithmic.
Photographers use Stops to compare light levels and exposure, which is based on powers of 2. One stop greater = twice as much light. One stop less = half as much. Simple.
3 stops = 8 times the light < One order of magnitude. I didn't have to wiki that. I posted the link for your understanding, not mine. Wikis can be written by anyone and are not an authority for information, which is why I read the article before linking it.
I suspect that your inability to cite what you claim is proving my point: You don't have a hot clue of what you are talking about. This is fairly simple mathematics. As I said 2^3 (the three stops you are referring to) = 8 < 10 (power base used to measure a single order of magnitude). Stop making shit up.
Crappy comment system... this is a reply to bannedmonkey.
Interesting. So basically you are trying to find a very hostile way to say that I was right. Avoiding the ignorance of your comment before and trying to redirect to a minor simplification for brevity is just lame. Besides, simplification is easy to explain, ignorance isn't.
Perhaps you can show me you know how to use a calculator and calculate for me the precise number of stops that make an order of magnitude of light intensity, but the simple rule of thumb is 3. Yes, you can be a pedant and point out its actually slightly more than three but closer to 3 than to 3 1/3.
This might be important if anyone uses less than 1/3 stop increments. Or maybe you are just an ass.
No, that is my hostile way of saying you are wrong =P
It is simple math that even small children understand. 8 =! 10. 8x is not an order of magnitude. 10x is. And that is not the point. You initial comment did not suggest a single order of magnitude, it suggested 2 or 3.
2 to 3 orders of magnitude would mean 100 to 1000 times a given value. Since when is 100 or 1000 anywhere near 8? Shall I draw you a diagram? 8 < 100 < 1000. If you don't get that, a calculator is beyond your level of understanding =P This camera certainly does not have 100 to 1000 more dynamic range than other cameras or film.
My point is simple: if you do not understand a term or concept do yourself a favour and don't use it. Otherwise you just look like an idiot when someone, who knows what they are talking about, calls you on it.