In a message dated 5/14/2003 11:24:56 PM Central Standard Time,
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> My question is; it looks like it works beautifully for B+W, but I'm a
> little bit skeptical about it's use in color photography...
Albert, There is no question that a spot meter and the zone system will give
you more control of the results you are able to produce in B&W, the
consistency of which will be a function of the degree you control the other
elements involved in capturing and producing your images (shutter speed,
aperture, film emulsion, temperature at which developed, development time,
etc.). You are correct about the limitations of color as it regards
development times. As I understand the application of the Zone system to
color, it is a process of deciding what your exposure will need to be to give
you properly exposed highlights. Because of the limited latitude of color
film, your are deciding where the spectrum available will fall in the image
you are creating. Depending on what you are metering off of, you will be
either opening up, exposing at indicated exposure or stopping down to shift
things to produce the results you are attempting to accomplish. I am sure
there are others who will offer their take on this subject. Bill Barber
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