Ground-Glass Back

Assembly

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Spring-loaded frame holding a ground-glass focusing screen exactly where the film will sit, displaced when a holder slides in.

Direct parts	6
Total parts	8
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Spring-loaded frame holding a ground-glass focusing screen exactly where the film will sit, displaced when a holder slides in. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Ground-Glass Back parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 8 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Ground-Glass Back parts diagram: 1 ground glass, 2 fresnel brightening screen, 3 back tension springs, 4 rotating back frame, 5 focusing hood, 6 graflok slider. 8 parts in 6 top-level items. — Ground-Glass Back parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Ground Glass	1×	Etched glass screen with grid lines and clipped corners, showing the image inverted and reversed.
2	Fresnel Brightening Screen	1×	Fresnel lens behind the ground glass that evens out corner brightness for composing.
3	Back Tension Springs	2×	Leaf springs that press the screen to the film-plane reference and admit a film holder under tension.
4	Rotating Back Frame	1×	Frame that rotates or reverses between landscape and portrait without remounting the camera.
5	Focusing Hood	1×	Folding shade (or dark cloth) that blocks ambient light while focusing on the dim screen.
6	Graflok Slider	2×	Sliding lock bars that retain roll-film and instant-film backs against the camera body.

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Bill of materials for Ground-Glass Back

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 8 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Ground Glass	large-format-view-camera-ground-glass	1×	1	·	part
2	Fresnel Brightening Screen	large-format-view-camera-fresnel	1×	1	·	part
3	Back Tension Springs	large-format-view-camera-back-springs	2×	2	·	part
4	Rotating Back Frame	large-format-view-camera-back-frame	1×	1	·	part
5	Focusing Hood	large-format-view-camera-hood	1×	1	·	part
6	Graflok Slider	large-format-view-camera-graflok-slider	2×	2	·	part

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Where the ground-glass back is used

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Imaging & Optics 1 Large-Format View Camera

Used in 1 assembly

Large-Format View Camera

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks