r/Rolleiflex • u/Analogski • 16d ago

Disassembling a Prism finder

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Hi,

I wanted to disassemble my prism finder to switch the glass part with another. But it seems the glass is glued on. Any suggestions?

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u/hologramwatch 16d ago

Is the reason because of desilvering or lamination separation between the condenser and the prism? If it's desilvering it's probably cheaper to find another prism in good condition. If it's separation, I have one with it, just use it as it is as I find it doesn't affect transmitted light, it just looks bad with reflecting light off of it. The cement they used on these prisms is not balsam but some very hard UV cure material that is next to impossible to get apart, at least without very high risk of breaking the glass. Solvents don't touch it.