Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: Mark Rabiner
From: kabob@tiac.net (Bob Keene/Karen Shehade)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:57:37 -0500

Except a new Hasselblad back will cost around $700; used can be had for $300;
how much you got for 3 or 4 M bodies?????!!??? ;)

Bob Keene
(who's getting an M6 and probably a divorce too!)

>
>A stack of 3 or 4 M bodies would not be that much bigger and heavier
>than a stack of Blad backs. Each one for N-1 or N+1 N+2 or more;
>development a basis of the zone system.
>To simplify N+1 brings a lighter zone one stop lighter...
>with the lower tones staying the same this increases contrast when needed.
>The higher zones or tones (lighter) are being "placed" with development.
>As increased development does increase contrast in color "neg I'm
>specifily thinking" it has limited but very possible use in color neg.
>A Zone system for transparencies would be calibrated in half stops but
>I'm sure someone's got one going somewhere.
>Mark Rabiner