Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Granted, this isn't for color film explicitly. But it can be adapted. Especially the last zone. :) "Zone system, for roll film, in a nutshell:" - ----------------------------------------------------------- by Jim Brick There are four zones. Zone Good, Zone Bad, Zone Ugly, Zone Butt Ugly. To use the system: Wake up. Get out of bed. Go outside. Zone good: It is light overcast-ish, light shadows. But good light direction. Normal open contrast. Expose normal (eg; Tri-X @ 400,) develop normal. Zone bad: It is dismally overcast, no shadows. Perhaps even drizzle. No contrast. Underexpose one stop (eg; Tri-X @ 800,) over develop 20% Zone ugly: The sun is out, sky is clear, and there are blatant shadows. High contrast. Overexpose one stop (eg; Tri-X @ 200,) under develop 20% Zone butt ugly: The sun is squinty bright and the shadows really deep. Really high contrast. Go in and go back to bed. ...But if you are a die-hard... Overexpose two stops (eg; Tri-X @ 100,) under develop 30% __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/