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Kilgallb

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I am not talking about movements or tilt or swing, just how do you set focus on the ground glass.

I am at wits end. The last twenty or thirty sheets on my Toyo 45CF are not well focused. I thought I was not locking down focus and movements well enough or maybe things shift when I put the film pack in place. I carry a check now to make sure things are locked.

I even went to my optometrist, I have better than 20/20 vision with my glasses.

Last weekend all ten shots were really out of focus.

So how do I check that the ground glass is the same plane as a film pack?
 

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All Toyo cameras, except for the 45AX, come with the fresnel lens installed in this configuration: Focusing Screen > Fresnel > Lens.
Check this first.

Kumar
 
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