Response to advise to move into zone system

Hamid, Pick a film. Pick a developer. Pick a temperature. Shoot a roll of film. Bracket the exposure by +/- three ISO numbers. Develop the film as recommended by the manufacturer. Pick a paper. Enlarge your negatives. Decide the minimum exposure which produced adequate shadow detail. In the future use that as your ISO number. Decide if your highlights are too light, too dark, or just right. If too light, next time increase development time by 10%, if too dark decrease by 10%. If just right, thank the Gods and don't concern yourself about the zone system any more. Bill Mitchell

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