Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/27
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Eric Welch1/26/04
>There are no such magical 10 zones from white to black.
>Ansel himself who, along with a teacher from a college in the Bay Area,
>invented the Zone System, was adamant that people understand that its
>more a tool to describe the process rather than a comprehensive system
>of sensitometry.
While, when applied to practical photography, your comments ring true; at the same time if one does approach the "zone system approach" as science - one can accurately create and repeat a desired density on a film - and that's pretty cool.
Fond regards,
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