I think people like Adams used the zone system to add to their creativity and not subtract from it. I think one should also be open to the fact that the more you know the better, after all you can always choose not to use the zone system. Finally, is that not the interesting thing about photography, the blend of the technical and the sheer creativity. Marvin. --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list