Re: Sunny 16 + Incident Eric G. (digest 1598)

[P3D Bob Howard <bobh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RE: Eric G. who sees lots of TV film excludes movies from the incident
light debate, because that is where they are used most. He then notes
that Adams distained the incident meter. This of course because he used
sheet film with the zone system WHICH REQUIRES DEVELOPMENT OFFSETS OF
EACH FRAME +N, -N and N for normal. This is not practical for roll film,
unless the zone system is distorted into what amounts to the offsets of
the Sunny 16 rule or you develop the whole roll to a +N or -N. Adams is
a master print manipulator..which in B&W is the control of Eric's
beloved masses and tones. So lets say the Sunny 16 rule is just great
for our stereo slides used in viewers or projectors. For b&w prints on
stereo cards get a meter :-).
As every neophyte engineer soon learns..a meter with a needle is
believed over everything else..even if the accuracy or calibration is
unknown. A digital meter is king at this, as it can shown perhaps ten
places which are believed even more. (A plug for a word processors that
allowed easy three columns said "your writing will be believed it if
looks like that found in newspapers and magazines." I am going to modify
my email as soon as I figure how to give columns? :-) )  BobH


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