K.Takeshita wrote: > On 12/21/06 12:43 PM, "P. J. Alling", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Pentax already probably uses Hoya glass blanks to make their Pentax >> branded lenses. > > There aren't many suppliers of glass ingot and other optical materials in > the world. > I would assume that most lens makers including C/N are getting glass > materials from Hoya (I am not sure about Canon as they may still have glass > foundry somewhere). > Minolta and Pentax used to have glass foundries too. > > Ken > IIRC Canon does use someone elses glass, but Nikon makes its own (It's one of Hoya's competitors IIRC)
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