Finding 12.7mm and 13mm dia wedge prisms

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Alkor is a lens manufacturer that can provide 12.7mm and 13mm diameter wedge prisms, potentially as a custom order. Their website lists options for materials such as fused silica and BK7. Although the user had not previously interacted with Alkor, they found the company through a Google search. Additionally, the manufacturer is located in Russia, which may be a consideration for potential customers.

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Hello,

Can anyone give me a heads up for a lens manufacturer that sells 12.7mm or 13mm dia wedge prisms? It seems all my sources only have 25.4mm.

Thanks in advance,

Mike
 
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It looks like Alkor will do this. It may be a custom order, but you could call them to find that out.

http://www.alkor.net/wedges.html

That page lists some rather exotic materials, but in the text they say they'll do fused silica or BK7 as well.

Note: I have never dealt with them before, nor heard of them before finding them in a google search just now.

EDIT: It looks like they are located in Russia. Not sure if that is a problem.
 
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I've found a few custom houses since. On specializes in blanks and has the quote "Our world is flat."

PS - It seems I used to know a fellow that looked a lot like you and would come pecking into one of my old trees...
 

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