Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, The first ones were ground by machines, the present ones moulded. Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Dan Cardish [SMTP:dcardish@sympatico.ca] Sent: 18 January 2001 15:53 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re-computer 50mm Summilux-M This may be folklore, but my understanding is that the aspherical elements in the first version Noctilux and 35 aspherical were ground largely by hand, whereas the current ASPH elements are ground using machines, hence their relatively lower cost. dan c. At 08:18 AM 18-01-01 -0700, John Collier wrote: >Even more amazing is the ground aspherical element in the 50/1.2 Noctilux >from 1966. > >John Collier > >> From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> >> >> ........Though amazingly, I believe the asphericaL elements were ground in the >> original 35/1.4 Aspherical....... > >