Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/22

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Subject: [Leica] Zone System and 35mm and 6cm
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:50:55 -0600
 
At 04:45 PM 3/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
> Unfortunately it isnt easy to
>do this with a leica unless you carry several Leicas similarly labeled.

Actually, Ansel's technique for shooting the zone system with 35mm and 
other bodies that don't have interchangeable backs is to shoot everything 
at N-1 and use paper grades to adjust contrast.

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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