ken_schroeder Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 My first 4x5 camera does not have a grid on the groundglass. I solved this problem by making my own. I used a processed sheet of blank film. (quite easy to do-often requiring no thought at all) My trimmer has a 1/2" grid pattern. A piece of graph paper would also work. I taped the film to the pattern and traced it with a fine tip felt tip marker and ruler. I carry it in a printfile 4x5 negative sleeve with a piece of white cardboard from a film box as a stiffener. Just hold it over the groundglass to use. I like the spacing of the 1/2 inch grid. Other possible applications include masks for 5x7 or other proportioned prints or rollfilm backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I like gridlines and croplines as well, so I've just pencilled them in on the matte side of the glass using a ruler. If I want to remove them, the pencil comes of easily with Windex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_hawley Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Great idea Ken. Thanks for sharing it. I was contemplating whether to mark the gridlines in pencil as David mentioned, or use a permanent marker on the smooth side. Using a piece of film would allow making one for the straight 4x5 back and one with crop lines for the roll film back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis_pinto Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 I am new to LF photography. My father bought an old 'Oschwald' model from Arca Swiss, from 1967. He had to build a wooden back for 5x7 film holders, and we are now ready to test it! I'm planning a homepage for the camera (www.trilhos.net/oschwald), hopefully active during this week. I was looking for some info on BPF200 when I found this post. I just made a 5x7 groundglass grid in Freehand, and printed it on a laser printer, in overhead film. I made it larger than the glass, so that I could cut it to the right size. It is a 1 cm grid, and I added corner marks for 2.5x7in panoramic format (I made a 2.5x7in mask for the film holders). If anyone is interested, I can pass the Freehand file or a PDF file with the grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 An advantage of penciling the lines on the matte side is that it gives you something to focus your loupe on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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