And yet Saint Ansel devotes three pages of The Camera to meters, describing them as "critical to any photographer, and its characteristics and correct operation must be fully understood," and metering is of course pretty much all The Negative is about.
The features described of the 758DR is nothing more than semi-automated zone-system testing; it enables you to "fully understand [...] its characteristics" (and that of your film/developer combo) in a systematic manner.
Sure, you don't need it (like I say, I've not even used it myself yet,) but then again you don't need a meter at all, if you're happy working without one. But it's just absurd posturing and makes you look rather ridiculous when you conflate "I don't need or wish to use this" with "noone has any need or wish to use this and noone would benefit from it."
(I'm actually struggling to think of anything more critical to the successful practice of photography than metering, however you choose to do it, to be honest...)
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