Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Eric Welch wrote: SNIP > No, it doesn't have a plastic element. It has a single aspherical > element rather than two of the original. The difference is that it is > pressed while hot into the aspherical shape, and needs no polishing > afterwards. That lessens the price significantly. Canon pioneered that > technique, I believe. But Leica claims that because of a new type of > glass used in the current version, the performance of the lens is higher > than the original, slightly. I know I'll own this lens some day. > > -- > Eric Welch > Grants Pass, OR Are you sure that it only has one aspherical surface? I had Leica send me the BAS report test results on the lens and it shows two. Any thoughts? Gary Replied: Forwarded 15 Mar 96 22:00