Yes, but as has been pointed out on this site numerous times, it then took him 10 years to finally get the image as he wanted it. One can deduce from the several recollections that he wrote around that image that he would clearly have preferred to have had not only his meter, but also some additional film at the time. I'm absolutely certain that as a professional photographer making a living from his work that he would have preferred to capture that image with as little work required as possible. He would also have preferred a negative which offered him an easier starting point, if that had been possible. And he would have preferred not to have to do all that work every last time he needed or wanted to make a print.

We all need to be willing to use what we have to capture our images and to politely not be so quick to judge when others use a different process. As I have stated several times and places, my process does not include Auto ISO. But R. G. has clearly explained why he does and has explained how his process works so that others might use it. I'll not, at least for now. No need. But that does not invalidate what he is doing, nor does it reduce its possible value to someone else.