Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm under the impression that Leica formulates, mixes, melts, and makes almost all of their own glass. They farm out what they do not have capacity for. Jim At 04:13 PM 12/15/98 -0800, you wrote: >I don't believe Leica does its own glass melting. Even companies like Sigma >and Pentax buy their glass from outside sources. This is fact. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Brick [mailto:jimbrick@photoaccess.com] >Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 3:06 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Leica glass > > >I was told, by the Leica folks, that all of the glass that they receive >from other companies (such as Hoya) is Leica glass, made to the Leica >formula, and that the supplier (Hoya) cannot in any way use the Leica glass >that they supply to Leica. Leica's glass making capacity is overstressed >and they farm out the manufacturing to others. But using the Leica patented >formulas. So it all is Leica glass. Just "cooked" in another facility. > >Jim > >At 05:39 PM 12/15/98 -0500, you wrote: >>At 01:02 PM 1998-12-15 -0800, Peter Kotsinadelis wrote: >>>OUt of curiousity, does anyone know if it is Schott that provides the >glass >>>for Leica lenses? >>> >> >>Yes and no. Hoya provides some glass for a couple of the R lenses. >> >>Marc >> >>msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >>