[Leica] Lens Choices

[Mark Rabiner]

This could be because we were listening to people from the Rollie list,
Frank.


On 4/25/15 1:14 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:

> 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
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>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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