Re: [Largeformat] Bellows Entering Image

[Douglas Cooper <douglas@metaversalstudios.com>]

I'm wondering if this situation is peculiar.  I just received my 203mm 
Ektar, and it seems to make the edge of the bellows appear on the ground 
glass.  It's evident all around -- a couple of millimeters -- but on the 
left side, where the bellows have been glued on at a slight angle, I get a 
shadow at that angle that intrudes about five millimeters at the bottom of 
the glass, angling to about three at the top.

Is this something to worry about?  Is it going to appear on the film, or is 
4x5 film a bit smaller than a normal Grafloc ground glass?

I guess the 120mm lens gets around this, because it's was so much closer to 
the focusing panel, and the light hits the screen at a much sharper angle.

Anyone else notice this problem, or is my camera peculiar?


Douglas Cooper