Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone wrote: >>> Right after testing film, this sounds like the most fun thing to > photograph..... a true Zone 0. How about just not exposing the film at > all.... or use the areas between the exposures...<<< Hi Frank, I do believe you are on the right track old chap. However, had it ever occurred to you and the other chap, Adam I believe, that the same results could be had by testing negatives at the 12 thousand foot level in a coal mine precisely the hour of midnight?? I mean it's always beyond me why one would ever want to waste film doing this strange kind of testing to determine, I do believe some kind of exposure level value of some sort, I do hope that is correct and if not I'd appreciate it immensely if some of you good old fashion types might enlighten me on the purpose of what appears to be some kind of Neanderthal film testing for heaven knows what reason. I mean, I suppose the content of image may mean nothing, however as long as the negative is coal dust black, some what like that chap "Adam's, Ansel I believe was the name, you lads know that great rock, mountain , fern, fauna and peeling paint fellow with those strange zone number efforts, actually bloody confusing to a photojournalist you know.. Action of the moment and all that sort of stuff, not much time for figuring out the number selection system.. ;-) And in the event I'm completely off the wall it would be very much appreciated if one of you lads could explain, of course in common sense language, the purpose of such a strange film testing and what it will do to improve the quality of the content in the picture. thank you very much! ;-) good evening. :-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html