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Originally Posted by heartseye

Virtually ALL camera meters seek to average the brightness range they "see" and then yield an exposure eqivalent to an 18% grey.
But that, really, is where any applicable resemblance to the Adams Zone System ENDS.

Heartseye logically I have no choice but to agree with you, and especially given there is no darkroom processing of the majority of my images.

Therotically however, I think there's some merit in the digital world regardless of how an individual weighs this Zone System-- be it heavily or lightly.

I could be horribly wrong, but if nothing else it provides *me* with a better visual/mental expectation of what changing the settings will produce.