Re: Leitz Focomat IIa glass film holder

On 1/20/2008 5:24 PM jjs spake thus:

> "David Nebenzahl" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On 1/20/2008 4:09 PM jjs spake thus:
>>
>>> I am so bummed out.  Dropped and scratched the double-glass film
holder 
>>> for the Focomat IIa. I have never seen them FS or auction.
>>
>> Damn. I feel your pain. Sorry for your loss.
>>
>> Anti-Newton glass?
> 
> Anti-Newton? Ain't that a Quantum breakaway movement? Or sumthin?

Yeah, I think they're in cahoots with the Pre-Raphaelites or something.

> Yes, one is AN glass.

So these are basically just two rectangular pieces of glass, correct? If 
so, it shouldn't be hard to replace them. There's a place just a few 
blocks from me that sells scientific glass that was able to order 
custom-cut thin pieces of optical glass to replace a ground glass 
screen. I'm sure you have access to such a place.