Gitzo GT2932 Basalt viewing filter An uncommon classic in nice

An uncommon classic in nice shape

and well made lug clips

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

Leitz Summicron 5cm f2 lens for Leica M mount

8 Zeiss-Opton Tessar lens and a pretty decent coupled rangefinder

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,