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cameras out of Harry Potter glasses that he bought at a flea market.
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In a message dated 2/25/05 12:56:01 PM, Argon3@aol.com writes:
> There's an outfit near Chicago (and there may very well be one like it in
> or around other cities) called "American Science and Surplus"...they also have
> a website...anyway, they have got an assortment of some of the most
> un-high-tech lenses that I've ever seen. I have no idea where some of these pieces
> of glass come from...copy machines? give-a-show projectors? All I know is
> that they have an awesome collection of junk and I've spent some time in their
> store looking at this crap and hlding them up trying to figure out what their
> focal lengths might be and what their coverage are is. Thus far i've not
> yielded to the temptation to pick some of them up and find a way to sock them
> on a view camera but, based on this thread, I may have to re-think my position
> on this.
> I suggest that those looking for odd-optics check out their website.
>
> best
>
> argon
>
Received on Fri Feb 25 20:00:52 2005
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