Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:12 AM 1/22/2005, dnygr wrote: >Someone made a comment that everyone has good glass now. That depends on >what the meaning of good is. I can always see the difference between >Leica's and others' glass. Leica negs stand up well to medium format glass >as well. We all know that. Leica does not make their glass. They buy it from several glass vendors, Schott, Hoya, etc. Leica glass is right-out-of-the-catalog glass. The only glass made by Leica is in their research facility, for R&D purposes - and they possibly do not still do this. Marc Small can elaborate on "Leica" glass should you need further clarification. JB