Hi, in the good old days I used the Zonsystem.
Now when I have turned semi-digital (I scan the negatives) I wonder how I can calibrate my gear.
This is the way I wonder if it's the way to do it:
I first take three images and expose them like this:
Zon 0
Zon V
Zon X
I develop it like the developer say for N
The reason for this is that when I then scan should be able to see in the scanning software where the lowest and highest point is.
The zon V is for later purpose which comes now.
After that I take a VI and VII and develops it with various time (to determin the N-1 and N-2).
To determine the right development-time I scan the images and set the lowest and highest values for the scanner.
And here comes my question.
Would I find the right time when the N-1 and N-2 gets the same value as the Zon V. And what should I set the middlepoint?
Should that be exactly inbetween Zon 0 and Zon X when I did the first scan?
I use Epson V700 if that matters and I uses Epson's scanning-software.
/ Marcus
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