Am on a quest for the best GG to use with my 8x10 and 11x14 Chamonix cameras. The OEM GGs are great Hugo, but am looking to possibly to improve on them if it's actually even possible. Sidebar: Adding on a fresnel lens just not an option for me. OK and love using the fresnel lens on my 4x5, but with the larger formats, I just prefer composing on the plain GG.
Focusing cloth from the viewcamerastore.com have come to just love using it. Instead of using a hand held magnifier, went to my optician and got a pair of really CU corrective glasses that enable me to focus a mere 4 inches away (only other customer requesting a similar pair of glasses was the son of a diamond cuter who wished to continue on his father's profession on a part time basis). A special glass was used to reduce the thickness and weight of the lenses, but even then ran me only under $200 which is actually less than one magnifier I once purchased... so easy to use. Keeps both hands free to make camera adjustments.
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