Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I recall the Super-Multi-Coating announcements only OCLI was involved in development of the process Asahi Optical Company (Pentax) used. I have no idea how Zeiss fits in. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com -----Original Message----- >From: FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> >Sent: Apr 24, 2015 10:14 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Choices > >Does that mean that Zeiss bought it from OCLI too, Doug? >The story back in the day was that it was a joint Zeiss/Pentax development >and that the other lens makers did their own multi-coating formula. > >Frank D. > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>Sent: Saturday, 25 April 2015, 3:39 >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Choices >> >> >>Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>>The Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 was the first lens anybody >>>could get their hands on which had this advanced coating which everyone >>>was >>>very hyped on and was developed by Pentax in conjunction with Zeiss >> >>IIRC the coating process was developed by Optical Coating Laboratories >>Inc, of Santa Rosa California.? Pentax bought the patents from OCLI. >> >> >>Doug Herr >>Birdman of Sacramento >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information