Zone system
Zone System features a ten-tone scale. The Zones System is denoted by a roman numeral. The first digit of a roman number is pure black, V is an intermediate grey, and the last digit of a roman numeral zone system, X, is pure white. In the picture, the zone with the highest number is pure white, while the zone with the lowest number is pure black.
black and white landscape
(ss'1/100 f./1.8 iso 100 focal length 50mm)
Zone i: near black, with slight tonality but no texture
zone iii: Average Dark materials and low values showing adequate texture
Zone iv: Average dark foliage; dark stone, or landscape shadows.
zone vi: Average Caucasian skin; light stone. shadows on snow in sunlit landscapes
zone viii: Lightes tone with textuew; glaring snow.
color landscape
(ss'1/100 f./1.8 iso 100 focal length 50mm)
Zone iii: Dark tone with dignificant detail
Zone iv: Dark tone with full detail.
Zone vi: Light tone with full detail.
Zone v: middle tone with full detail.
