[Leica] zone system

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

I worked with in in 35mm, but it just wasn't practical because of the
development corrections that would differ for different shots on a roll.

Maybe this is just bad thinking but with digital, where you can develop RAWs
shot per shot, doesn't it become interesting to use the old Zone system
again for landscape f.i?

I did some tests today with parts of the images put on different zones, with
a "N+2 development" and it worked out very good, compared to the center
weighted or plain metering mode of the D2.

Pushing it 2 stops or more tends to give "a bit of" grain, or noise as most
call it. But below this, the image stays very sharp and crisp.

What are your thoughts on this?