Response to printing for base density plus fog

You are getting the cart before the horse, you need to do the PEI (personal exposure index) test first to find your proper ISO/ASA for your equipment, then you need to do the Zone VIII print test on the paper you wish to use for the area which is brightest but still contains texture, and when you have established these then you will have establised maxium printable density. If you change any componet of the test you should retest, if you go from a grade 2 to a grade 3, you should do the print test again to establish Zone VIII print values. If you wish to understand what you are doing and how it work, get The Zone VI Workshop by Fred Picker, there are other's out there but his is the easiest that I have found to understand. Regards, Pat

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