16 or 8 bit?

Well, this is one more of those subjective questions that you just might have to decide for yourself.

The simple fact is this: 8-bits = 256 colors per channel; 16-bits = 65,536 colors per channel.  Slight difference huh.

The arguments are these:
-(Pro 8-bit)If you are saving to jpg for printing, you are only printing from 8-bit files anyway, so why take up the room on your drives?
-(Pro 16-bit)You should always save and edit your files with the best possible quality to ensure the least amount of loss, and so you will have something useable in the future when technology reaches a point that it's the 'standard'.

I agree with the Pro-16-bit statement.  But I'm sure there are several here who don't.

You be the judge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth

Travis

Because storage is cheap in the big scheme of things.

There's no such thing as too much information. If my camera supported supported 32bit capture I'd use it. Then again I'm the kind of guy who buys cars with a lot more under the hood than it take to go the speed limit in west Texas.