Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica uses commercial glass types from all major manufacturers. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Krechtz@aol.com <Krechtz@aol.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 22. elokuuta 2000 17:38 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Why Minolta? >In a message dated 8/22/00 10:21:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >dpost@triad.rr.com writes: > ><< So- In short.... Minolta probably COULD build a lens of Leica calibre, but > NO they don't, since it wouldn't be practical for the vast majority of their > market. >> > >They could, as could many other manufacturers, if they had access to optical >materials of the same level of quality as Leitz/Leica. As I understand it, >only a handful of producers of optical glass for photographic use remain in >operation. Perhaps someone has current information to share as to who is >capable of producing what. > >Joe Sobel >