I've either got a third-party fresnel or somebody has some explaining to do! The smooth side was facing me, not the lens, when I opened up the camera. There isn't any sort of indicator on the fresnel that it was built by Graflex...I don't have an accurate bed scale or a working rangefinder . Your point still stands though! Thanks
Do you know if Graflex's ground glass for the Crown Graphic is supposed to be an opaque piece of plastic? That's what I've got. The fresnel was mounted in front of the ground glass like you mentioned. I always shoot F16 or F22 so maybe I've been lucky. Maybe I should try swapping places.Originally Posted by Dan Fromm
The ground glass is the one without any etched lines in it right? Just a smooth and a "gritty" side?The later Pacemaker GG's have a plastic fresnel lens between lens/GG, so make sure you carefully note the orientation of grooved side of fresnel and proper stacking order and reinstall exactly, or a focusing error will come to life...
Don't scrub the plastic fresnel with anything rougher than your finger or soft cloth + dishwashing detergent...
If lines wash off, you can make new lines with a sharp pencil and a tri-square...
Good is clean...
Steve K
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