Originally Posted by
Doremus Scudder
I always based my transparency exposures on the highest "white" that I wanted to retain detail in, for example, white water in the sun or a white shirt or white clouds. These I metered and placed on Zone VII (two stops over from the meter reading). This ensured proper detail in the highlights. Note that this is basing the exposure on a less dense area of the final product (i.e., the transparency) in order to prevent loss of detail.
There are not so many contrast controls with transparency film. A dark shadow with no detail is preferable to a blank, detail-less white, IM-HO.
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