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> Bob Blakely wrote: > > "...it was Asahi Optical that developed and patented the current process that makes such accurate coatings mass producible." > > Well, I'm under the impression--from the Contax or Zeiss list, I think--that Pentax didn't really improve upon it all that much; they simply bought the exclusive rights. >From who? Not NASA. The government doesn't sell rights. The people already paid for it. Besides, as I understand it, NASA's process didn't lend itself to mass production, at least they said so. So, if they bought the rights to a commercial process, who did they buy these rights from? Regards, Bob... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
