vg Loc: Kansas City area

I currently use this system. Does anyone else?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I've recently looked into it. Seems interesting. I'd like to test drive it sometime.
--Bob

terry44 Loc: Tuolumne County California, Maui Hawaii

Welcome to the forum. I use the Zone System Express, Blake has done a good job putting all the actions together into one place it saves a great deal of time. I use it the most adjusting tones and color each individually ie rgb.
This new update has added many more actions into this program.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

VG..Always when I look at the histogram
Welcome to UHH forum

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Alas, vg, you are truly quickly an UHH person!! Never [OK too often don't] give any references so that you and a few can be part of an elite club of knowledge!! [non-shared info!!??] Me, life in R&D industry ... a stickler for giving references for any thing not almost universally known. [So ignore the precised harshness of my sticklerism]

For those not part of the exclusive Zonesystem Express club, link to Blake Rudis PS add-on is explained in detail here:
http://www.yiflix.com/video-download/s7Gq4NiZmIzpiJ0/review_overview_of_zone_system_express_from_blake_rudis.html

So for only $250, one can have the free "LIGHT ZONE" coupled to PS. Light Zone shows areas in the various "zones" of light intensity which were formally introduced by Ansel Adams who used a Synapse powered computer. "Ansel Adams' Zone System is now easily replicated in Photoshop thanks to Blake Rudis."
https://www.imagely.com/zone-system/
program for free at:
http://lightzoneproject.org/

Ansel Adams system explained:
http://www.normankoren.com/zonesystem.html
file:///C:/Program%20Files/LightZone/LightZone%20Release%20Notes.html

TheDman Loc: USA

Heh, he says "it's like luminosity masking, but more precise", and then proceeds to create a bunch of luminosity masks.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I am familiar with the Zone System of photography, started by Fred Archer who had Ansel Adams as his main collaborator but I have never heard of a "Zone System Express."
Anything wrong with the original Zone System?

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

I used the 'Zone System' quite a lot in the early 1970's on my B&W prints from a 5x4 camera, working towards my ARPS Distinctions Panel of prints. The 'System' worked for me then, and it still does now in the 'Digital ' arena.

Lundberg02

dpullum, your first link goes to a page that is probably the worst introduction to a new thing I've ever seen. It's useless, you can't even view the video full size. None of the links offer any explanation why a free program like LightZone ( which I've had for years) would cost 250 dollars to become a PS plugin. That's ridiculous to start with. No PS plugin has ever cost even half of that, and you don't need to use PS to get the full benefit of LightZone.