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17-DEC-2006

Silvering Damage 733.jpg

Older 645 prisms are frequently damaged by decomposition of the foam used underneith the metal prism retainer.
The damage to the silvering shows up as a dark band in the center of the prism image..ruining the prism.

Minolta DiMAGE 7
1/30s f/5.6 at 50.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Dec-2006 06:56:16
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

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Dennis 01-Apr-2012 15:43
Are you going to finish the story? I would really like to know how you got this prism re-coated. thanks Dennis