0.95 The making, Pictures

[anorphirith]

they paint the glass to avoid reflections !

 

[perter]

That doesn't look so hard at all, I think I should attempt to make my own 0.95!

 

[samoksner]

looks really easy. love the photos. leica factory tour?

did they let you shoot with the 0.95?

 

[axiom]

Terrible, just 90% of the posts here give me GAS!!

 

[david.elliott]

Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing the photos!

 

[Avotius]

In the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson:

"How hard can it be?"

 

[raid]

I wonder how the Canon 50/0.95 was made. Was it done in a similar way?

 

[proenca]

fantastic ! thanks for sharing !

 

[Mackinaw]

I wonder how the Canon 50/0.95 was made. Was it done in a similar way?

I would think that any classic-era rangefinder lens would be hand-built like the Leica 50/0.95. From what I read, most every modern lens is mass-produced on an assembly line with little human "interference." Leica is one of the few companies that still makes lenses the old-fashioned way.

Jim B.

 

[FA Limited]

From what I read, most every modern lens is mass-produced on an assembly line with little human "interference." Leica is one of the few companies that still makes lenses the old-fashioned way.

is the human interference making lenses better or worse

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

where are the photos? I can not see any.