Digital BW, The Print

Hi Roger,

Why do you believe there aren't?  I always shoot using "the Zone System"
(which means different things to different people) and compensation
development (if it's needed)...but I specifically cram all the tonality from
the scene into the film as best I can!

Austin


>
> Ain't there any zonies left out there? I was taught to set the
> asa (for use in an individual camera) of a B&W film to the value
> that produces a densitiy of 0.08 to 0.1 above film base & fog.
> Then to set the development time to that which will produce a
> zone VIII print value from a zone VIII placement. This approach
> usually produces very printable negatives except when conditions
> require N+ or N- development (not too common an occurence in my
> limited experience).
>
> Roger
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...]
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:25 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Film for scanning was Re: The State of
> PersonalScanner Technology
>
>
>   > > I shoot using a camera ;-), for 35mm, typically a Contax RTS
>   > III or a Leica
>   > > M6...and appropriate Zeiss or Leica lense...  I develop in
> D-76 1:1 in a
>   > > Jobo ATL-1500.  I have been ecstatic with D-76 1:1 for low
> grain noise.
>   >
>   > Thanks, D-76 1:1 has been what I've been getting good results
>   > with using the
>   > Delta 400.  Do you shoot the Delta 100 at 100...or lower?
> How about cook
>   > time...do you pull it out early for scanning?
>
>   Hi Robert,
>
>   I typically rate film for it's rating, so 100 at 100, 400 at 400...and
>   adjust my developing times so I get exactly what I want.
>
>   I don't know if I pull it out early or not, as I experiment to
> get my own
>   times.  I process at 75, and for Delta 100, I develop for 8 minutes D-76
>   1:1.
>
>   Regards,
>
>   Austin