George's theories about exposure are also occasionally subjected to ridicule
by some folks on CompuServe, mostly because he's attempted to link the zone
system to color photography. Purists say this is impossible, hence
dismissing Wallace entirely. I, OTOH, will listen to anybody at least once,
dismiss the nonsense and steal the good ideas, claiming them as my own.
For example, Wallace is a proponent of pre-flashing film for contrast
control. While he recommends Kodachrome for this practice, I've tried it on
Fuji Sensia and on Agfa color print film. In both cases I noticed some
improvement in contrast control and, in the case of the Agfa film, a
remarkable increase in color saturation. But experts say this is nonsense,
so I'm probably wrong, as usual. ;^>
Lex
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
George Wallace is still active making these things and touting their
virtues and uses. He was a student of Minor White and I believe is a
retired prof of photography. I'm on his mailing list and get drafts of
little treatises he writes on exposure measurement in theory and practice.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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