Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: > > At 05:35 PM 6/2/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Today, I was informed that the glass for the new 75mm 1.4 Summilux was also > >from Hoya. > > If they are implying Hoya made the raw glass, sure. I think Hoya is a major > supplier, isn't it? But to imply they are grinding the glass and making the > elements, no way. Why? Our friendly photons don't know or care whether the glass was poured in the suburb of Tokyo or Wetzler. To me, a piece of engineering is just not about where the components are made. It's the implementation and and execution that really matter. If Hoya is capable of producing elements consistently to the spec, I don't care if it's in my Summicron. - -- Ken Iisaka $B%b%k%,%s%9%?%s%l!<>Z7t2q<R(B Morgan Stanley Japan, Limited $B>pJs5;=QIt!!!!!!!!HS:d(B $B7r(B