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rchouser
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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Location: northern virginia
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| I am considering a purchase of a Super Speed graphic camera. It has a cracked focusing glass. I am new to the large format so I don't know alot of things that I should. Is a new focusing glass screen available for this camera? Should I walk away and find another one with no crack. I like the idea of the Aluminum case and the cammed range finder etc. Is there any reason to avoid this model? I would appreciate any opinions, advise, or referals to someone with glass. Thanks rchouser |
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Dan Fromm
Joined: 14 May 2001
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Location: New Jersey
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On 2003-03-13 03:34, rchouser wrote:
I am considering a purchase of a Super Speed graphic camera. It has a cracked focusing glass. I am new to the large format so I don't know alot of things that I should. Is a new focusing glass screen available for this camera? Should I walk away and find another one with no crack. I like the idea of the Aluminum case and the cammed range finder etc. Is there any reason to avoid this model? I would appreciate any opinions, advise, or referals to someone with glass. Thanks rchouser
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The ground glass is replaceable. I've bought from http://www.stephenshuart.com, who sells on eBay as photofinder. When you put it in, remember that the matte side goes towards the lens, shiny side towards the film. |
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bryanlaplante
Joined: 09 Mar 2002
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| I haven't tried this - so no guarentee! - but I think you could use plain window glass, and use craft store glass etching gel to 'frost' it. You need to make sure the frosted side is exactly in the same relative position as the original. One catch - the average hardware store glass may be too thick. Also check out stained glass stores - I think some of them have frosted glass. |
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rchouser
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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Location: northern virginia
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 10:55 am Post subject: |
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I should have posted a "close" to my question. The link in Dan Fromm's response was exactly right. I was able to get a new screen that is very high quality and was a "drop-in" fit. Thanks to all that responded. This is a great site.  |
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