Clay makes a very good point. The problem is carrying the method to a ridiculous degree. Most of us who use the BTZS become used to it and most of the time forget about the nuts and bolts. If you use the palm pilot the program will tell you to develop for 5.37 minutes. Clearly this is an uneeded accuracy, whenever I have film that has for example development times of 4.45, 5.27, 6.30 I just put all of them in the drum and develop for the average. Film is very forgiving and with a little of magic in the darkroom there is no need to take things too far. Of course, I now have negatives that I rarely have to dodge and burn.
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