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17-DEC-2006

Removing Silvering 2734.jpg

All areas of the prism not being worked on are covered with masking tape.
The black paint covering the silvering on the prism must be softened and scraped off.
All remaining silvering is then removed with a fresh 50/50 mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide and Muriatic acid.

Minolta DiMAGE 7
1/30s f/5.6 at 50.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Dec-2006 07:53:41
MakeMinolta
ModelDiMAGE 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50.5 mm
Exposure Time1/30 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Dennis 04-Apr-2012 13:26
Hello?? Please tell us how you got the prism re-silvered. How much did this cost??