Is this a dream piece of glass?

Mainecoonmaniac

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• May 1, 2012

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Is this type of glass useful for lenses and other photographic applications?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8he2oKAR8IE

 

Dshambli

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• May 1, 2012

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If anything, it would be perfect for filters.

 

Newt_on_Swings

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• May 2, 2012

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Would also be great for viewfinders, mirrors, flat/non textured side of focusing screens, ground glass for LF. Lots of possibilities if the texturing does not affect light transmission much/ or alter the path of light significantly. They said the process is similar to pressing a texture onto the glass as it cools, but the texture is super small and fine.

 

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• May 2, 2012

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Would be perfect for many applications. In a house, a "glass roof" or a "Wintergarten" would have the glass always cleaned. We would see a new generation of houses with large window surfaces. When it rains, rain would glide off my glasses, and my front lens. And I would clean my windows once every 10 years instead of once a year!