Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:23 PM 4/24/98 +0000, you wrote: >What is a "moulded" asperical element? How many types are there? What >is the difference? Just curious. Thanks. Moulded is where they "press" the lens while the glass is still hot pretty much into the shape it will be. No major polishing required afterwards. Much cheaper than grinding an aspherical shape into the glass, and one reason they are not more affordable to make. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch IRS: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!