flagellum
Established
Hi all,
I'm thinking of adding some custom aspect ratio marks to my default Hasselblad 500cm "crosshair" focusing screen. I love the Hasselblad system and don't need the resolution of a bigger format, so I think I'll just be cropping the square negatives down to the 4x5 aspect ratio. My thought is to add the marks to my cheap screen and see if I like them, rather than upgrading to a screen with those marks already etched in.
At any rate, what would be the best paint/material to permanently add some thin lines/marks to the Hasselblad focusing screen? Other suggestions would also be welcome - I've thought of maybe making a transparency that would overlay the aspect ratio without marking the screen itself, but I'm worried about the resulting brightness/clarity of the screen.
I'm thinking of adding some custom aspect ratio marks to my default Hasselblad 500cm "crosshair" focusing screen. I love the Hasselblad system and don't need the resolution of a bigger format, so I think I'll just be cropping the square negatives down to the 4x5 aspect ratio. My thought is to add the marks to my cheap screen and see if I like them, rather than upgrading to a screen with those marks already etched in.
At any rate, what would be the best paint/material to permanently add some thin lines/marks to the Hasselblad focusing screen? Other suggestions would also be welcome - I've thought of maybe making a transparency that would overlay the aspect ratio without marking the screen itself, but I'm worried about the resulting brightness/clarity of the screen.
DHK
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flagellum
Established
Definitely one good solution, and I'll be doing that to test out if I like marking the screen up at all. Ultimately, though, I'm looking for something a little more permanent, hopefully paint or something that matches the look of the crosshairs. Maybe an enamel modeling paint or something?
rjbuzzclick
Well-known
I've used a fine point Sharpie marker on 4x5 ground glass. I bet a softer sharp pencil on the ground side would work well too.
