Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]According to the Leitz lenses brochure and many other sources Leitz bought glass from leading producers to meet the majority of their needs but INVENTED AND USED IN PRODUCTON melts from their lab when they needed a special glass. A factory? No but the Summitar*, radioactive Summicron and other lenses were made with Leitz made glass... THOUGH Ill bet no one on this list could tell the difference between an image created with a CL and a Summicron or M Rokkor 40mm lens (not to mention a 90 Elmar C and a 90 M rokkor : ) opps that was a secret) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html