I've been playing with my 4X5 field camera, shooting polaroids and transparencie s, while I gathered equipment for using and processing B&W negs. Well I've mana ged an enlarger, a spotmeter, even a cheap working densitometer but now I'm face d with the problem--which Zone System. There's the original AA zone system, the non-technical zone system, zone system 2000, a new zone system, beyond the zone system and son of the zone system. My inclination is to start with Ansel Adams 's original scheme as described in the The Negative and when I've some experienc e under my belt to consider the "beyond the zone system". Any suggestions or c omments on the wisdom of this approach?
As an aside any comments using the Aristo w45 light (the older source) with vari able constrast papers or whether to even bother trying would be appreciated.
Thanks, Russell
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