Convert a sweep of 16-bit grayscale tif to DNG and getting 48-bit RGB?

I have scanned hundreds of old black and white negative using Vuescan to TIFF 16-bit grayscale. If I open in Photoshop CC2014 the tab indicates that they are a single 16-bit grayscale channel. But if I have Lightroom convert them into DNG and then open them in Photoshop, they appear as 48 bit RGB or three 16-bit RGB channels. The three channels are identical. What happens here? Is it only returned as a 48-bit RGB or the DNG image byPhotoshop to store the RGB image? The DNG format is not much bigger than the TIF, so it doesn't seem to be store 48 - bits of information. I lose all the data on your way to the DNG format with a scanning in grayscale?

Given that I can export the DNGs to a tif and it refers to a single channel 16-bit, I suppose I don't lose all the information, but I'd rather not use DNG for scans in grayscale? Or should I edit in Photoshop with the three RGB channels on and understand that I am change the grayscale channel should ever export back to tiff?

It seems at least that there is a gap in the rendering of the shades of gray DNG in Photoshop?

I think that the best way to answer here is to explain my own workflow.

I have to be a little brief: it's getting very late, and I start tomorrow a roadtrip of six weeks.

I do a lot of work with TIFF scanned, and it never occurred to me to convert to DNG.

I start with rough tonal corrections, noise reduction and retouching in PS and then import the image (with all the shadow and highlight details present) in LR.

Here, I'm very good tuning and capture sharpening, but sometimes the image must return to the PS for editing. I use then change the Original and the image opens grayscale in PS. After check-in PS, I click on the exclamation mark on the thumbnail and choose import disk settings and updates to images in LR.

Given that I find the release of LR sharpening unsuitable for scanned images (it's probably optimized for digital capture), I export a new LR tiff image, open it in PS, conversion of RGB to grayscale and use Smart Sharpen for output sharpening. I wish you that LR could export in grayscale, but I've learned to live with it. You could easily implement an action of conversion in levels of gray (and 8 bits) and use it regularly.

My knowledge of the technical aspects of the dng files is limited, but my impression is that they are files in grayscale, which explains the small size of the file.

The color is added in the process of deconvolution in LR.

I do not think that your workflow with convertin to DNG will affect the quality, so stick with it if you wish.

I gladly carry on this discussion, but since I'll be on the road, you answer could take some time.

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