Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:58 PM 8/23/05 -0600, GREG LORENZO wrote: >Did the Soviets just copy Zeiss designs or did they dismantle the Zeiss Works after WWII and ship the facilities wholesale (and possibly key staff) to Russian territory? > >Always wondered this? Buy my book and learn the tale! (Hove Press: Barringer and Small, THE ZEISS COMPENDIUM, available in the US from Petra Kellers at http://www.camerabooks.com, and for a relative pittance given the amount of information contained in its slim pages.} I also have a bunch of information in my NON-LEITZ LTM LENS book, also available from Petra. Camera production lines were taken to the USSR. In addition, much machinery was taken to the USSR beyond this. But the Soviets requried a German participation for thirty years to ensure that production standards were met and the like. So, camera production lines were moved to the Ukraine but the lens production stuff was a lot more hit-or-miss. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505