Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This could be because we were listening to people from the Rollie list, Frank. On 4/25/15 1:14 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > Does that mean that Zeiss bought it from OCLI too, Doug? > The story back in the day was that it was a joint Zeiss/Pentax development > and > that the other lens makers did their own multi-coating formula. > > Frank D. > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, 25 April 2015, 3:39 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Choices >> >> >> Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> The Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 was the first lens anybody >>> could get their hands on which had this advanced coating which everyone >>> was >>> very hyped on and was developed by Pentax in conjunction with Zeiss >> >> IIRC the coating process was developed by Optical Coating Laboratories >> Inc, >> of Santa Rosa California.? Pentax bought the patents from OCLI. >> >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/