Originally Posted by
John Layton
have you processed the films to corroborate with what you are seeing on the gg? What were the lighting conditions? What kind of camera/ground glass? Does the ground glass incorporate a fresnel lens? (look at the gg with a magnifier and you might see a field of concentric circles - indicating the presence of a fresnel). .and yes - do look carefully at the lens - from each side (front and back) with shutter closed under slightly oblique light, and also through the lens with shutter open, again under very slightly oblique light - preferably with something middle to dark toned in the background. Then, with this light/background...move the lens around as you look through it. (does sound like an older vintage lens with some issues).....and let us know what you see!
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