Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:13 PM 1/24/99 +0100, you wrote: >As for the polishing/grinding machines, many of them could be bought by >any lensmaker. But it has been pointed out to me -in response to my >remark that if this were true, anybody could basically have the same >tools as Leica- that some of the machine manufacturers have entered into If this is true, I don't see how it's going to be all that big a deal. I suspect lens making is like picture making. The tools are important, but it's the creator, not the tools that make the work special. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!