Originally Posted by
Ivan J. Eberle
Crowns are different than many cameras in how the fresnel is mounted. I'd STRONGLY suggest measuring the depth of the present GG to see if this back did originally have the Ektalite. It's a very common problem that comes up every few months here, i.e. someone having focus problems because of the registration differences arising from the Graflex-installed fresnel placement and a plain GG.
If the depth from the gate to the groundglass is close to .179", you're good to go with a plain GG. (If not, you'll need to shim it out to this spec.)
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