[filmscanners] Re: SS120 Glass holder caution

["James L. Sims" <jlsims@knology.net>]

Art,

I think I might try that.  The glass in the Polaroid carrier has a
texture that I'm sure must be to prevent newton rings.  It would be
worth trying it with the current run of float glass just as an experiment.

Jim

Arthur Entlich wrote:

>I haven't seen the carrier but is the glass special?  Many glass
>suppliers will offer to cut and bevel optical glass of different
>thicknesses, for a price, which I 'm sure will be less that the cost of
>the whole carrier.
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>Art
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>James L. Sims wrote:
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>>It would be nice if Polaroid would supply the two glass substrates as a
>>discreet part.  I broke mine a few months ago and my only alternative
>>was to order a new holder.  I suggested to Polaroid to make the glass
>>available but I don't see that happening.
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>>Jim Sims
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>>Barbara White wrote:
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>>>Just a warning for those of you with glass holders for the SS120 - last
>>>night the top window came out and in trying to (gently) put it back in,
>>>I tweaked it a bit too much and it cracked the glass on the underneath
>>>part. The crack is way to the left and my negs don't reach that far (at
>>>least the ones I'm scanning at the moment), but I thought it would be
>>>good to get out the word that this can happen very easily.
>>>
>>>I guess I should order a new one as a backup at this point.
>>>
>>>Barbara White
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