Hi All,
I just bought and installed a new GG for my deardorff 810 last night. i took it out today to find that I HATE it
I do not want to name the maker but lets just say it is one of the nicer, custom GG makers. The glass is brighter than my old one and very well made...shipped quickly and well packed! They have not done a thing wrong so i do not want to bitch and drag their name into my opinion
The issue is with the grid lines. My current GG is an old Burke and James clipped cornor GG with a grid. Upon close inspection of the B+J I see the grid lines are actually sections of non sanded glass; at least as best I can tell. The new GG has lines marked/etched on the sanded side. The lines on the new glass look great but are almost impossible to see under the darkcloth. I actually need to unfocus the image in order to see the lines. To say the least this frustrated the poop out of me I have a hard enough time getting these fu%^(&g walls and windows lined up without an added handicap.
I am not worried about the new GG. The maker told me it was a full money back if I did not like it. I sent an e mail asking if it was possible to make the lines thicker/darker on the GG.
On my Chamonix I have a Maxwell screen. The lines POP right out. On the crown/speeds I have I use the cheap yankee GG and those lines even pop out. What am I missing here?
So..if the current maker cannot make the lines thicker/darker who has well defined grid lines? Is my best be a NOS B+J or deardorff? What experience does anyone have with this issue?
thanks
Just figured out this should be in the camera section....sorry. Move away!
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