Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/15

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Subject: [Leica] Leica glass
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 15:06:19 -0800

I was told, by the Leica folks, that all of the glass that they receive
from other companies (such as Hoya) is Leica glass, made to the Leica
formula, and that the supplier (Hoya) cannot in any way use the Leica glass
that they supply to Leica. Leica's glass making capacity is overstressed
and they farm out the manufacturing to others. But using the Leica patented
formulas. So it all is Leica glass. Just "cooked" in another facility.

Jim

At 05:39 PM 12/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 01:02 PM 1998-12-15 -0800, Peter Kotsinadelis wrote:
>>OUt of curiousity, does anyone know if it is Schott that provides the glass
>>for Leica lenses?
>>
>
>Yes and no.  Hoya provides some glass for a couple of the R lenses.
>
>Marc
>
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>