Beyond the Zone System

* Almost 200 illustrations and graphs depicting important concepts * Appendix contains numerous important formulae * Instructions for specialized developing tubes * Directions for creating a unique spot meter unit, an inexpensive substitute for an expensive densitometer


This book demonstrates a uniquely economical, efficient and accurate testing procedure based on sensitometric principles. It shows how test data can be used in several exposure development control systems. This book goes beyond trial and error and provides a thorough explanation of photographic material characteristics. Phil Davis is a retired professor and professional photographer. He has written two other books and has exhibited his photographs in numerous institutional and private
collections. He lives in Whitmore Lake, MI.

Beyond the Zone System bridges the gap between the more theoretical aspects of the photographic process and the popular empirical procedures used by many photographers in the attempt to predict and control the quality of their photographs in practice. This book is intended primarily for photographers who use large-format cameras and black-and-white sheet film, but the basic information about how the B&W photographic materials and processes work will be useful to users of any B&W film format.