Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Titanium lenses: Summicron ASPH low production
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Nov 8 13:25:15 2004

On 11/7/04 10:23 PM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> typed:

> The WA aspherics have one aspheric surface. This surface is pressed
> using a technology developed by Hoya and Leica according to Erwin. It
> is generally the first surface after the aperture. I don't know which
> surface is aspheric in the new 50 or 90AA. The tri-elmar has more than
> one aspheric surface. Just what I have read.
> Frank
> 


I read all that stuff too Frank but time fly's that was at least 5 years ago
I think. I've heard I think from the German Leica guys and others that
they'd gone away from that. Why they did so I didn't hear. Troubles with the
machine?


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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