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    Re: Ground glass install

    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Stowell View Post
    Had the same problem once before, I modified the ground glass frame ( very Sharp chisel ) by cleaning out the corners. Worked fine for me with no ill effects.
    Original purpose of the clipped corners was to allow for bellows movement; not really a concern.
    The real value of clipped corners is checking for lens coverage. If you can see the entire aperture through the corner, the coverage is sufficient.

    Rick “bellows breathing was a secondary benefit—few cameras hold air well enough for it to be an issue” Denney

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    Re: Ground glass install

    Quote Originally Posted by rdenney View Post
    The real value of clipped corners is checking for lens coverage. If you can see the entire aperture through the corner, the coverage is sufficient.

    Rick “bellows breathing was a secondary benefit—few cameras hold air well enough for it to be an issue” Denney
    But then you can’t see what is in the corners unless you do additional direct displacements to check each corner. Linhof simply vented their backs so air could easily escape and you could still see all 4 corners.

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    Re: Ground glass install

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Salomon View Post
    But then you can’t see what is in the corners unless you do additional direct displacements to check each corner. Linhof simply vented their backs so air could easily escape and you could still see all 4 corners.
    It’s a trade off, but I’d rather be able to check for coverage.

    Rick “personal preference” Denney

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    Re: Ground glass install

    I had a local hardware store make my chipped corners for me at a nominal price and at the same time made me 3 extra glasses in which I grind them myself using this method and it turned out to be better than the original glass.

    https://youtu.be/hxC48_sd6BM

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