[LargeFormat] Ground glass or etched

[Les Newcomer]

Since I didn't do it I don't have a clue.  There is an 'art store' variety 
and then there was the  pro photographer brand imported from England if I'
m not mistaken. But I can't remember any of the names at the moment.

les


On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 11:19 AM, philip.lambert wrote:

> Window glass I can get but just what matte spray was that?
> Philip
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> 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
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>>
>> 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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