[LargeFormat] the zone system, do I have it right???

[Marcus Ward]

100 percent right.  If you have to go under 5 minutes, dilute your developer
to get a time over 5 minutes.  Some testing will be in order on this.  I
can't think of any extra advice since you have it right.  Just shoot a lot
and apply it!

Marcus

----- Original Message -----
From: "hairy possum" <pleohmy@yahoo.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:43 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] the zone system, do I have it right???


> I have been reading about the zone system, (again),
> and wanted to see if I have my thinking right on it.
>
> I am going to do some film testing, and will find the
> EI that is correct for my lenses and developing.
>
> When I meter  scene, if the shadow that I want to have
> detail is say f 5.6 and the highlight of the scene is
> say f 32, then I have a 5 stop difference.  Now
> if I stop down for the shadow area too f 11, it will
> put the shadow on zone 3. Since there are 5 zones
> difference, this will place the highlight on zone 8.
>
> If I don't want the highlight this light on the print,
> I can shorten my development time from my normal time,
> and it will bring the highlight down, to say zone 7 or
> zone 6, depending on how much I reduce the developing
> time.
> However, I have read not to use less than 5 minutes
> developing time as the negatives might be unevenly
> developed.
>
> Those of you who use this daily, and have lots of
> experience, am I thinking about this right????
>
> Any help/advice/experience will be helpful and
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Lauvone
>
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