[LargeFormat] Ground glass or etched

[philip.lambert]

Window glass I can get but just what matte spray was that?
Philip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Newcomer" <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Ground glass or etched


>
> On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 08:50 AM, Brock Nanson wrote:
> >
> > When wet, the water fills the tiny scratches and makes the glass appear
> > un-etched.  Or so I found when I washed 40 years of grime off of mine!
> >
> >
>
> I recently bought an Ansco 5x7 with "perfect ground glass" when it
arrived,
>   it looked a little odd so I decided to wash it.  Low and behold it was
> nothing but window glass with matte spray on it!
>
> I was careful enough not to remove it all, just a part in the center, so
> now I can compose on the ground glass, and focus on the aerial image!
>
> The one nice thing about etching is that you can mask off a section.  The
> aerial image is much easier to focus on with a higher powered loupe as you
> aren't magnifying the scratches in the glass.  When I adjust rangefinders
> on my Speed Graphics I use window glass and a 50x hand microscope.
>
>
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