> -----Original Message----- > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ryuji Suzuki > Quite frankly, I don't understand why people are so energetic about > determining film speed, etc. If I were shooting commercially available > films and papers, a couple of "clip tests" and eyeballing would get me > the normal contrast which prints perfectly with grade 2.5. Then I give > rather generous exposure to secure shadow unless flare is a concern. > There's not a lot of meaning in standardizing the film density at > certain point unless you are printing many negtives shot in the same > way, and printing with the same exposure. But this is just my opinion. >=20 Hi Ryuji, I am not overly keen on in-depth testing, but I saw here a possebility = to quickly pin down a film/developer combo. And I have the equipment for = it. I am not into the Zone system that much, other than (for MF, 4*5 and = the rare 8*10) I spotmeter for the Zone III, add 2 stops and let the = highlights land were they want. But it's nice to have a solid starting = point, and have a rough idea how to bent the exposure/ development, in = those cases when there is abudant or too little contrast. The way I work = I would be happy to work plus or minus half a stop accuracy (and that's = already optimistic..;-)..) Best, Cor ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.