Re: Zone System (was: Stouffer step tablets)

Steve Avery (stevea@sedal.usyd.edu.AU)
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:51:08 +1000

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Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> > MJC5@PSU.EDU) (whoever he/she is) wrote:

> > As you so correctly point out, the major benefit of the process is
> > to alter the contrast by development changes.

Judy Seigal replys:

> I would assume that an understanding of the H&D curve would
> suffice.....

If a person works to gain an understanding of H&D curves, they
are already most of the way to the zone system. The system I think you
are describing is a very *rigid* interpretation of the zone system. It
doesn't need to be.

Judy also replys

> And I suppose when the sun comes up in the morning it's using the zone
> system?

To the best of my knowlege, no.