I have a rather beat-up Burke & James Watson 5x7 that I've been using for several years now, and it worked well, for the most part. However, in the past year I have had problems with the focus not being correct on film. I have done tests in the past few days, taking great care to lock down the camera tightly and focus with the greatest care, and I even tested different lenses. And yet, correct focus on the ground glass results in film that has a focus shifted a bit further back in the scene. Here's a good example - this photo was made 2 days ago, and I carefully focused on the front rungs of the ladder, but you can clearly see that focus ended up about a foot further back:
Any suggestions as to how I might remedy this problem? This is the first time I've encountered this on one of my cameras. As far as I know, nothing has changed in how the camera is set up, or how I use it. It seems to be a problem that has crept in gradually over about a year.
Thanks.
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