[Leica] Lens Choices

[Doug Herr]

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
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>Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Choices
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>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.
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>Frank D.
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>> 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
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>>Mark Rabiner wrote:
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>>>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
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>>IIRC the coating process was developed by Optical Coating Laboratories Inc, of Santa Rosa California.  Pentax bought the patents from OCLI.
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>>Doug Herr
>>Birdman of Sacramento
>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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