Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:27 10/10/96 +0000, you wrote: >don't do developing myself. >> Brian Levy, J.D. >> Toronto, Ont. >> dlevy@worldy.com >You should do it Mr Levy. If you are interested in quality you need a >exact exposure to start, followed by a controlled developement. If you >do this, printing with that Leica look is a lot easier. >If you give a look at Mary Ellen Mark photos youŽll see what I >mean.She has managed to marry the zone system with Leica photography.I >specially remember a essay on NGS printed in duotone, Great >Photography. I did darkroom work until my divorce in 1980. My wife got the darkrook and I got the ... As soon as I left she disposed of it for something like a 6 pack of Pepsi. Maybe once I get settled in Toronto, I'll set up a new on. My son got me to purchase a development tank at a recent camera show. Now, I can justify it. I use the zone system continually. When I shoot, with the Leica, it is a little more difficult, but has never been a problem. With the MF, I have several loads and mark them N-1, N, N+1, N+2. With the Tech Pan, and the zone system who needs anything more? I use a SEI photometer for metering, or in the alternative a Weston Ranger close up. The developer in Florida kept a log for developing my film based upon instructions, trial and error. To date I haven't found anyone in Toronto who wants to touch Tech Pan, so I may do the developing myself. >What do members of the list think of zone system? I'm a newcomer to >the list, so excuse me if it is a theme already seen >Jose Luis Gonzalez > > Brian Levy, J.D. Toronto, Ont. dlevy@worldy.com