Gitzo GT2932 Basalt viewing filter An uncommon classic in nice

An uncommon classic in nice shape

and no fungus or haze BUT- and it's a big but- there is a little pinprick-sized pit right in the dead centre of the front element

Everything sharpens up nicely a stop or so in

in this case)

These Kodak Carousel 35mm trays fit in nearly all Kodak Carousel and Ektagraphic projectors

Gitzo GT2932 Basalt viewing filter An uncommon classic in niceThe Gitzo GT2932 Basalt is a strong, lightweight tripod made from basalt. Basalt is a rock, and rocks are not generally known to be particularly lightweight, but there's more to it: according to Gitzo, the basalt is ground into sand, melted, made into fibres, and woven into a composite leg, kind of like carbon fibre. Actually, it's more like fibreglass. Actually, that sounds exactly like fibreglass. It might just be fibreglass. But whatever it is,