Hi, I recently bought a used zone VI, (made in Newfane, Vt. model), serial # 4627 with bail opener back, and noticed that the ground glass is not glass but is a one piece plastic that is fogged on the lens side and has Fresnel groves on the rear side. The fresnel side has a few scratches on it. The screws that hold the GG to the frame have white plastic disks-like washers to hold the GG tight to the frame and have a rabbit / lip on them that seems like they should hold the GG in that lip but when used in that manner, the GG is loose. When I received the camera the white plastic disk/washers were installed with the lip/rabbit side facing away from the GG.
It seems that the fresnel side should have a piece of glass over it to prevent scratches, and the white plastic washers should then be flipped over so the lip/rabbit would hold the glass and fresnel/GG combination in place.
I was hoping some Zone VI owners of the Newfane, Vt. cameras, could look at theirs and tell me if there is suppose to be a piece of glass behind the fresnel groved side, (film side), of the GG to prevent scratching the fresnel with the loupe. And if it is supposed to have a glass over the rear of the fresnel, what is it's thickness and where can I get one.
Thanks in advance, Dee
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