Digital Film Scanners - Nikon Super Coolscan 8000ED Film and Slide Scanner Review, Information, and Specifications

Digital Film Scanners - Nikon Super Coolscan 8000ED Film and Slide Scanner Review, Information, and Specifications: "One of the key features of the Super Coolscan 8000 ED is its 14-bit A/D (analog to digital) conversion system. A/D converters are the chips that convert analog signals (lightness/darkness levels in the case of a scanner) into digital numbers the computer can understand. The number of bits of A/D resolution translate directly into the range of numbers that can be represented"