Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/20
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- --- Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net> wrote:
> Leitz owned a glass laboratory, not a glassworks. Leitz,
> and now Leica,
> has always used glass from a variety of suppliers --
> currently, their two
> largest are Schott and Hoya but they also use glass from
> elsewhere. The
> quality is what matters most, followed by price, of
> course.
>
> Marc
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I was under the impression that they owned all or part
of Schott. It may have been a joint ownership with
Schneider.
I was also under the impression that Zeiss owned their
own before selling out.
And who knows who really owns Corning these days......
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