Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/22/00 10:21:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dpost@triad.rr.com writes: << So- In short.... Minolta probably COULD build a lens of Leica calibre, but NO they don't, since it wouldn't be practical for the vast majority of their market. >> They could, as could many other manufacturers, if they had access to optical materials of the same level of quality as Leitz/Leica. As I understand it, only a handful of producers of optical glass for photographic use remain in operation. Perhaps someone has current information to share as to who is capable of producing what. Joe Sobel