Zone system


a system for envisioning the values to appear in a black-and-white print and for determining exposure and development, based on a scale of shades ranging from 0 (black) to ix (white).
historical examples

when the introduction of the zone system was first advocated in hungary it was opposed by just such men and just such arguments.
the railroad question william larrabee

hungary has also applied the zone system to its freight traffic.
the railroad question william larrabee

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