A few weeks ago I bought a Calumet 45N. Or at least kinda. From what I can gather, it has the 45N uprights and knobs, but with the 45 NX monorail, tripod mount, and rotating back. The ground glass and fresnel that came with it are pretty cheesy though. Neither the gg or fresnel are cut square. The fresnel has a bunch of scuff marks, the gg has no grid lines, and it just seems overly dark. Maybe I'm just expecting too much compared to my RZ67's gg?
I'm thinking of picking up a new gg. My searching for one has just confused me all to hell. Most places say that the gg for the 45N is exactly 4"x5". There's no way that would fit in this back. Even seeing the Yanke Ultra Bright on ebay says the dimensions are 101.5mm x 126mm x 1.8mm, which by my measurements won't fit width-wise. Using a piece of thin card the max width is 125mm and the height is 101.5mm.
Am I looking for the right glass here? Also what would be my best options? This is my first LF so I'm not too concerned with buying the absolute best, most expensive gg possible. I'm thinking that ordering a custom-sized gg from Steve Hopf is probably the route I'm going to go. Any other suggestions?
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