Best ground glass?

[RodgerThePhotographer]

Greetings All,
Managed to get this Burke & James 8X10 from an auction (my word does it stink of must!) and still need to get the gg, does anyone have recommendations? Primary shooting will be studio, hopefully glass and/or tin.
Thanks81024

[Teodor Oprean]

Try these ebay sellers:

photofinder
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8-x10-NEW-Ground-Glass-corners-clipped-45-DEGREES-/230694924358

photofixation
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8x10-Hand-Ground-Glass-1-transparent-grid-Best-and-Brightest-/180897053994
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8x10-Ground-Glass-Custom-Made-Fit-Your-Camera-Best-and-Brightest-/180861568109

ssoliton11
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-Deardorff-8x10-View-Camera-Fresnel-Screen-Grid-Ground-Glass-/221065081121


Teodor

[Cletus]

I'm not sure if one of those links references Steve Hopf - I think he's on EBay too - but he makes a really nice GG at a reasonable price. For a little more he'll use borosilicate glass, really tough stuff and his 'Ultrafine' lapping process makes for a really bright image. I have one on my 4x5 and plan to get one for 8x10 soon.

[Len Middleton]

Rodger,

Grinding your own is also an options. See: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?77884-How-to-make-your-own-Ground-Glass&highlight=grinding+ground+glass and http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?69723-Made-a-ground-glass-yesterday&highlight=grinding+ground+glass

IanG also has an article on APUG on how to do it.

Just another option,

Len

[Cletus]

Yep, just looked and 'photofixation' is Steve Hopf's EBay store. Definitely worth a look. I haven't tried all of them, but I didn't feel the need to look further after sticking one of his GGs on my 4x5....

[David Karp]

I also highly recommend Steve Hopf. A nice guy, very reliable. The glass is very nice.

[C. D. Keth]

I grind my own for all of my cameras. I grind with white aluminum oxide, 9 micron first and then 5 micron.

[Former Member 27732]

+1 for Steve Hopf.
I have an 8x10 borosilicate GG and although it has survived the hard knocks, some of the gg surface was
"smoothed" by the front standard rubbing on it. Nothing too disastrous.

[Michael Graves]

+3 for Steve Hopf

[RodgerThePhotographer]

Thanks All! Just can't believe how helpful everyone is around here.