Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I did photo journalism full time i did exactly as you; settling on one film/exposure/development combination which gave me printable negatives under 90 percent of circumstances; and carried multiple bodies to avoid lens changes. The only exceptions were special projects under special circumstances. Regards, George (from iPad) On Nov 9, 2010, at 18:47, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > I found the zone system easy with 4x5 and 120 (3 backs on my Bronica GS1), > but cumbersome on 135. Probably because I mainly did (and still do) > Reportages.... > > I had tested Tri-x (with the help of AA's Negative) and did a general 1 > stop over exposure and 1 stop under development. Everything else being > handled with paper grades. I use the meter of the M6 or an incident light > meter. > > For the other formats I tested the films and development and used the > spotmeter. > > I also used 2 or 3 bodies, but only with different lenses, so I didn't > waste time changing them according to subject