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Old 11-02-2007, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnH View Post
I believe cheap front face mirrors of good quality can be extracted from old photocopiers...
... and from old overhead projectors. I have one from a Bell & Howell 360 which measures 180mm x 110mm (but the corners are cut off a bit).

Rescued it from a thow-out at work intending to use it with binos, but haven't got a round tuit yet.

Optically not sure how OHP mirrors would perform - this one looks OK (by looking at objects with the mirror tilted nearly edge-on).
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