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Re: [OM] Pentaprism Cancer *

Subject: Re: [OM] Pentaprism Cancer *
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 08:47:42 -0400
Yes, if you scrape off the damaged paint (the aluminum plating comes with
it), the bare glass reflects almost as good as the original plated surface.
All you see (if cleaned completely) is a black line been good area and
cleaned off area.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Sdunek" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Pentaprism Cancer *


> Can you go into a little more detail here?  Are you saying that if you
buff
> the area where the silvering is damaged down to bare glass that it will be
> better than just cleaning it off so that it is not damaged further?
>
> Charles
>
> At 09:50 PM 5/14/03, you wrote:
> >Interestingly, if you thoroughly clean the prism and buff off the
> >residue leaving only bare glass, the damage to the coating virtually
> >disappears except along the edge of the "injury".
>
>



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