Ground Glass

[Jonathan Spear]

Hey all,

 

 

I'm a bit confused. So what do ground glasses actually do? :blink:

[Phil Rhodes]

Hi,

 

The groundglass serves two purposes:

 

- It provides a diffused surface onto which the lens projects the image, without which there would be no image, and

 

- It provides a surface on which frame lines and other guide markings can be drawn.

 

Phil

[Jonathan Spear]

Thanks Phil. Makes sense now.

 

B)

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

[Rik Andino]

Hi,

 

The groundglass serves two purposes:

 

- It provides a diffused surface onto which the lens projects the image, without which there would be no image, and

 

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To elaborate on Phil's correct answer

The groundglass provides an image to the camera's viewfinder

 

It doesn't affect the image capture on film

 

There are some cameras (paralax cameras) that don't have ground glass

Ergo they don't viewfinders but....you know