SX-70 film is a remarkable feat of engineering. To think that the entire photographic process-taking a photo, developing the negative, printing the negative, developing the print, framing the print-is all done in one step: take the photo and a finished, framed print is ejected! That magic comes with a few downsides, the most concerning being the limited latitude or dynamic range of the film. In an effort to gain some level of creative control over the SX-70 film’s limited latitude, it occurred to me that the Zone System might be worth exploring.
Resource List:
Reading:
Polaroid Land Photography by Ansel Adams, New York Graphic Society. Out of print but available used at your local used book shop or online at Amazon and Abebooks. Be sure to get the 1978 edition as the 1963 first edition obviously does not include SX-70 film. This is a great, detailed look at all the Polaroid materials with a chapter devoted to using his Zone System with Polaroid film.
The New Zone System Manual (1976) by Minor White, Richard Zakia and Peter Lorenz. Out of print and harder to find but I have seen it on Abebooks. This practical how-to guide is primarily aimed at conventional film users but the first two chapters are a good introduction to the Zone System and making a Zone Ruler.
Equipment:
MiNT Camera SLR670-S: mint-camera.com
Asahi Pentax Spotmeter V: check eBay for used meters.
Zone System stickers for the Spotmeter V: On eBay, search “Pentax Spotmeter V 1/21 III Zone VI Studios System Water Proof Vinyl Pre-Cut”
Lumu Light Meter app (iOS only): Available on the Apple App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/lumu-li...
LightMe Lightmeter app (iOS only): Available on the Apple App Store at apps.apple.com/us/app/lightme...
Savage 50WLED Studio Lamps: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...
If you don’t have a grey card, try a local camera store or buy one online at B & H Photo and others.
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