On 16 Feb 00, at 9:54, John Pendley spoke about
*Re: [OM] zone system - in olympus-d..* saying
> Chung, Stephen (AU) wrote:
>
> > Greetings Oly-faithful,
> >
> > I can understand how
> > MMV between individuals, but when you find that in your own attempts
> > at photography that invariably your own mileage is varying it's time
> > to do something about it. This revalation pretty much came about
> > after leaving the relative safety of the color negative - minilab
> > processed print world for the alternating triumphs and disasters of
> > "do it yourself B&W, RA4 and E6" rollercoaster.
>
> Stephen, I'm with you 100 0.000000e+00re. Exercising the highest degree of
> control of which one is capable, and then turning the film over to a
> lab makes no sense to me. (Unless the lab is highly professional and
> consults with the photographer about desired results.) Even then, I
> would feel robbed of participation in part of the creative process.
> What's driving me nuts right now is that I have been away from serious
> B&W work for a long time and don't have a darkroom. I will later in
> the year, however.
Going to construct your own camera and lens, & make your own
emulsions too? I prefer the consistency of machine development,
making my changes elsewhere in the process.
...
Tom
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