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Cactus
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Post Number: 42
Registered: 09-2011

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Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 08:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Are there any replacement prisms available?
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Chris_sherlock
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Registered: 08-2006

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Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 11:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The short answer is no.

The longer answer is you can use something else. A prism from an eighties SLR will often do the job. A Minolta XE-1 I think is commonly advised as a suitable donor, but I've successfully used prisms from all sorts of cameras.

Regards, Chris

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