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10/17/2005 04:01:15 PM · #1 |
Ok most of us have heard that canon has a pro lens series called the "L lenses"
but WHO makes the glass for the L lens???
you might be suprised, its NOT Canon
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10/17/2005 04:05:13 PM · #2 |
Well, does the L stand for Leica?
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10/17/2005 04:06:26 PM · #3 |
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10/17/2005 04:09:15 PM · #4 |
Walmart? Woolworth? Zeiko? Nikkor? Ziess?
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10/17/2005 04:11:47 PM · #5 |
It's actually not surprising at all. Very few companies make their own raw materials. Apple doesn't make LCD screens or flash memory, they buy them from appropriate manufacturers and build iPods.
There are a few companies in the world who manufacturer glass for high quality optics, one of whom is Corning in NY. So, my guess is Corning, but there are many other possibilites. |
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10/17/2005 04:12:28 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Well, does the L stand for Leica? |
Some say L stands for "Low Distortion" - achieved by the UD lens elements found in these lenses. But, the true answer is probably the one in Canon's Lens Work III Book - "L" is for "Luxury".
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10/17/2005 04:13:43 PM · #7 |
Asia Optical, Largan Precision, or Kinko Optical
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10/17/2005 04:14:18 PM · #8 |
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10/17/2005 04:15:04 PM · #9 |
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10/17/2005 04:15:07 PM · #10 |
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10/17/2005 04:19:18 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Oh wait, Sigma? |
That would be my first guess too, second would be Olympus or Nikon.
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10/17/2005 04:21:05 PM · #12 |
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10/17/2005 04:22:42 PM · #13 |
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10/17/2005 04:23:39 PM · #14 |
From Wikipedia, it has to be one of these:
Carl Zeiss
Cooke
Fujinon
Nikon (large-format lenses)
Rodenstock
Schneider Kreuznach
Sigma
Tamron
Tokina
Since Canon and Minolta are not listed, does that mean that both outsource their lenses?
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10/17/2005 04:25:55 PM · #15 |
| I would go with hoya also... |
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10/17/2005 04:26:31 PM · #16 |
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10/17/2005 04:34:23 PM · #17 |
Nikon?
Just the guy that put his initial on it had a lisp...
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10/17/2005 04:35:13 PM · #18 |
Could be on this list.
I doubt that Tamron, Leica, Zeiss, etc., make their own glass. Ditto Hoya. Those companies make lenses. They almost certainly buy their glass from a glass manufacturer. |
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10/17/2005 04:39:50 PM · #19 |
No, not any of the above.
a hint for a select few....
Think High quality telescopes
James |
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10/17/2005 04:41:17 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by jab119:
No, not any of the above.
a hint for a select few....
Think High quality telescopes
James |
meade? |
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10/17/2005 04:41:37 PM · #21 |
| where's kirbic when you need him? LOL! |
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10/17/2005 04:43:30 PM · #22 |
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10/17/2005 04:46:43 PM · #23 |
Ok I give in!!
I know that Hoya supply the glass for Tokina but as for Canon I dont know
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10/17/2005 04:47:34 PM · #24 |
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10/17/2005 04:48:50 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by rikki11:
meade? |
No, he said "high quality."
Meade definitely does not manufacture glass. |
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