Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: ><Snip> hooting a 36 exposure roll in all kinds of light. > > I'm sure someone will explain how a 35mm shooter can use it in some > fashion,maybe by using six Leica's at the same time. One for each zone of > light or shadow? > > ted > > Ted Grant Well walking around saying "Oh what a nice zone 6 tree!" could get on the general nerves. "Well it's a zone IX day today!!! Check out those highlights! Where's my shades?" Having Zone system implants in you brain doesn't mean you have to develop each exposure to place the highlight tone differently from where it falls according to your meter as most peoples understanding of the zone system doesn't even involve that. Different Paper grades and paper grade filters changed the absolute need for that. But it's good to know when your going to be needing a higher or lower contrast paper from the beginning. It's great to have definite ideas as to where your thresholds are in a numerical sense so you can count on your fingers. For me its textured shadow is 3 texture highlight is 8 8 is 5 steps (F stops) up from 3. I have a 5 stop range for black and white. If the 8's turn out to be more that 5 up from my 3's I've got to rethink my 3's. Clear as mud! You have your own names for your thresholds and you have determined where they are and it works for you! Mark Rabiner