Unlike black and white film, slide processing is tightly controlled. You will also be certain that, unlike with the negative, no one will second guess your exposure. Unlike black and white film, slide film is not very forgiving. Please understand that once you have learned this technique, you can apply it to a black and white as well as to a color negative. Slide film is designed to get you started, to give you discipline, and to keep you on the right track.
Current books cover the entire system of light measurement, including film development and printing.
An average photographer is usually not interested in the entire package. In this book I plan to improve the light measurement skills that affect your picture before you press the shutter release button. Most books currently on the market look at light measurement strictly through the Zone System. In this book you will learn the techniques of light measurement including the Zone System. The fact is that there is no one method of light measurement or equipment that works well under all different situations.