Very interesting thread. Today I learned, I still don't fully understand/comprehend the zone system...need a book for dummies I think. Ansel Adam discusses it at length in The Negative (IIRC??) and it threw me for a loop as that was one of the first books I read on photography. My attention to metering a subject/area is poor and really lacking, something I need to strengthen and work on.
I also learned that D76 is fine and I can continue using it for many years. Have enjoyed it so far so why not keep it going. I need to use the search bar though and read up on the general consensus of Tri-X and HP5+...been a Tri-X man, while my dad solely shoots on Delta 100. I have shot HP5+ before, but in my photographic infancy I rarely see differences. I mean many of you can look at a negative scan and know, "should have developed for 15% longer", etc etc. It is sort of like my taste for red-wine, while the gf and I love it I rarely note the grapefruit, blackberry, and hint of cinnamon.
And lastly I learned that I still don't have the full understanding of film speeds and developing. For instance the other day I had two rolls of Tri-X 400, shot at 1600. I couldn't, in my head, think if that meant I was going to develop for longer or shorter period of time...had to use the chart, was pretty embarrassed to myself. :confused:
Moral of the post: Learned a lot, have a lot to learn, and these threads are often very informative...even though opinions vary that is the beauty of it all, doing what you enjoy.
I also learned that D76 is fine and I can continue using it for many years. Have enjoyed it so far so why not keep it going. I need to use the search bar though and read up on the general consensus of Tri-X and HP5+...been a Tri-X man, while my dad solely shoots on Delta 100. I have shot HP5+ before, but in my photographic infancy I rarely see differences. I mean many of you can look at a negative scan and know, "should have developed for 15% longer", etc etc. It is sort of like my taste for red-wine, while the gf and I love it I rarely note the grapefruit, blackberry, and hint of cinnamon.
And lastly I learned that I still don't have the full understanding of film speeds and developing. For instance the other day I had two rolls of Tri-X 400, shot at 1600. I couldn't, in my head, think if that meant I was going to develop for longer or shorter period of time...had to use the chart, was pretty embarrassed to myself. :confused:
Moral of the post: Learned a lot, have a lot to learn, and these threads are often very informative...even though opinions vary that is the beauty of it all, doing what you enjoy.
]. Everyone should own BT's Edge of Darkness IMO.