Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay It's simple geography: the Japanese just don't have the raw materials in quantity, and so they import almost all of their optical glass. I wasn't saying 'Japanese producers use crap to make lenses, as they lack GOOD optical glass'. I WAS saying 'the Japanese import almost all of their optical glass'. One interesting side note on this has been the recent work the Japanese have done with plastic elements and with bonding plastic and glass elements together. Marc Marc James Small Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir! FAX: +540/343-7315