Digital BW, The Print

Interesting Jon.
My thoughts.
A neutral middle gray would be 128/128/128
Isn't a Kodak Gray Card 18% gray? Then, it should read 184/184/184
Camera meters are calibrated to 18% gray, no?

John Toles
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On Jun 21, 2004, at 4:18 PM, Jon Zax wrote:

> Just for the fun of it I read my trusty Kodak gray card with
> my color mouse and, as one might guess, it's accurately middle gray but
> not a neutral gray mine showed itself to have a red cast.
>
> the numbers were  123, 114, 113
>
> admittedly, my card is several years old, but I now know it is
> still trustworthy for using with my spot meter.
>
> J.Z.