Quote Originally Posted by SergeyT View Post
I have a feeling that just because there is a complete freedom in how B&W film can be exposed and developed , the said exposure and development becomes a universe on their own and some photographers tend to make a bigger deal out of it than it really is.
The elephant in the B&W room , especially ever since the advent of the Zone System. Assuming adequate exposure, from a tone reproduction perspective the rest of the negative "controls" are at best superfluous and potentially detrimental.