on 10/6/41 7:10 pm, Richard M. Koolish at [email protected] wrote: >> >> Thankyou all for the input on ground glass >> >> Guillermo- >> >> The reason for the ground glass is so that I can view the scene for >> composition before exposure. I don't require a necessarily good image, just >> one for the main lines and masses of the picture. Your idea of a fresnel >> sheet is inspired, I shall use it. I know that pinhole is also about >> serendipity but I want a little more control over the final image, >> particularly when one has taken time to find and there is no retake! >> >> I am going to use a viewing pinhole for the ground glass - one that gives me >> enough light (under a cloth) so I can see the image. I am not concerned >> with viewing detail just the main masses. >> >> Alexis > > > Why not make a viewfinder instead
Two reasons - I want to see exactly what the camera will see without parallax error, particularly for closeup work; to avoid uneccessary croping and make maximum use of the film surface I am practicing to make a lens large format camera Alexis
