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I might just have to give it a go with some FP4 before I try shimming the GG, could just be the thickness throwing it off. As you can just about see in the pics none apart from the house (that was stopped down) is really in-focus, at least not where I focused and that was focused to the nearest corner, but the chimney is actually in sharper focus. Obviously nothing wrong with film but I do like the look of the paper negs, especially with the old lens I have, and I'm a cheapskate ;).

Thanks John I'll take a look. I've done some more testing and I think I have it backwards, to get the correct film plane and GG register the GG needs to come backwards a couple mil. I'm going to shim it out and see with trial and error since I haven't got my vernier with me.

Camera: MPP VII Lenses: Plaubel Anticomar 15cm f/2.9 & Schneider Xenar 135mm f/4.7 Film holders: MPP (older style wooden holders) & Fidelity Elite Loupes: Hoodman, Silvestri 6x & Peak 8x Film: Ilford Multigrade RC Paper So I can't get critical sharp focus wide open, what I perceive on the ground glass as sharp and in-focus is coming out a couple inches behind where I focused and it seems to get slightly worse the further the subject is from the camera. Tried it with multiple loupes and two different lenses and get the same result being consistently out of focus by a few inches. I set up a tape measure at a 45 degree angle and took some test shots using both lenses and both types of film holder which consistently showed me where the camera was actually focused to, then re-focused the camera to the in-focus area which resulted in having to retract the lens approx. 2mm towards the camera. I assumed it might be to do with the focusing screen as it's about the same thickness so I turned it round and took another test shot which was even further away, so the screen was the correct way round to begin with, smooth side out, rough side facing the lens. My best guess is the screen needs to be approx. 2mm further into the camera for the film plane to match the image on the GG, which unfortunately isn't possible on this model. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Chris