robertfarnham Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I've had a bad week. <br> First, I have five brutally underexposednegs that shouldn't have been underexposed because I didn't shoot themat significantly different settings than a couple that turnedout...then I had the distinct pleasure of watching the back fall offmy camera from across the room because stupid me didn't ensure thelock was tight when I switched from portrait to landscape configs.<br> Needless to say, I need new ground glass. I've read here thatMPEX is great. Should I just call them and find out if they have one. Any other suggestions? <br>Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny_walsh Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 The best for your money. Satinsnow.com but they've got a wait of few months. do a search on APUG.ORG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capocheny Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Robert, Contact Dagor77... he's usually on e**y. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_briggs2 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 You don't really need Cambo brand ground glass for your camera. If you should want the Cambo product and you are in the US, Calumet might be the best source. Otherwise, measure the existing ground glass and contact MPEX or dagor77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_ellis16 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Depends on your wallet and how important the ground glass is to you. I've used most of them at one time or another. Maxwell is the best IMHO (and that of many others) but I don't think he makes them in 8x10. The next best IMHO is the BosScreen. I used an 8x10 BosScreen on my Deardorff (as well as several 4x5s) and it was great. I was lucky to get it on close-out at Badger for only about $100, I imagine the usual cost is a good bit more since the 4x5 size runs about $150 but it's an excellent screen. If you're intersted call or email Ted Bromwell at Bromwell Marketing if you're in the U.S. There's such a big gap between Maxwell and BosScreen on the one hand, and everything else I've used (Beattie, Linhof, Stephen Shuart, bought a Satin Snow but couldn't use it because it wasn't properly cut for my camera)on the other, that there's not much reason to worry about hat else you might buy. You can pick up an acceptable plain ground glass on ebay or MidWest or anywhere else and they'll all work about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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