Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/03

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Subject: Re: Zeiss glasses was [Leica] Photokina LUG report (1a)
From: David Prakel <dprakel@rochester.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 07:43:16 -0400

on 3/10/00 2:15 am, Leica Users digest at
owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote:

> At 05:53 PM 10/2/2000 -0700, Tom Schofield wrote:
>> I have Zeiss eyeglass frames, purchased at Costco, and made in Japan.  They
>> probably just sold their name.

I bought Zeiss frames and lenses two years ago in England as only Zeiss
offered such a good refractive index. The lenses are marked with a a double
Z logo in the coating which I found surprising. The titanium frames are not
Japanese so it must be they are making only part of their range abroad.

I would say that although the lenses are the best I have had in terms of
distortion in the periphery and their light weight the frames were a
disappointment. I returned one pair of frames as the hinges allowed a
twisting motion to the arms (the frames being inadequately pinned to the
hinge it seemed). The second set of frames had exactly the same problem.

(Hey - don't complain unlike wristwatches at least its off-topic optics!)

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David Prakel

dprakel@rochester.rr.com