Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production stats

2004-04-01 Thread Cotty
On 31/3/04, DEM BONES DEM BONES DEM EAR BONES discumbobulated: incidentally, Pentax yesterday bought the Artificial Bone manufacturing division from one of the Mitsubishi companies. >> >> >> I've got artificial hearing bones in one ear (and none in the other). Next >> time I see my consu

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Raimo, on 01 Apr 04 you wrote in pentax.list: >Pentax does not do glass. I've heard (but can't confirm) that Pentax makes certain kinds of glass that is sold under the label of Zeiss and Hoya. Cheers, Heiko

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread vr
oh maby its mixup of terms.. glasses frames lenses.. its all the same for me:) not my main language english is:P Viljar Raimo K wrote: It´s the same Pentax allright - but Pentax do not make their own glass. In Japan only Nikon and Minolta seem to make glass. Pentax have been making spectacle l

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread Alan Chan
They do indeed, for many years already. I bought a pair back in Melbourne. http://www.seiko-opt.co.jp/d/index.html Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Pentax does not do glass. My spectacles are Nikon. Pentax don't seem to do spectacle glass. _

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread Raimo K
It´s the same Pentax allright - but Pentax do not make their own glass. In Japan only Nikon and Minolta seem to make glass. Pentax have been making spectacle lenses for quite a long time, though. All the best! Raimo K Quoting vr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Pentax does not do glass. > > All the bes

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread vr
Pentax does not do glass. All the best! Raimo K hmm a little google and... http://www.eyeglasses.com/lenses/pricelist.page ofcourse the pentax mentioned there is not the one we are talkin about?? Viljar

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread Raimo K
Pentax does not do glass. All the best! Raimo K Quoting John Dallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob W) wrote: > > > I've got artificial hearing bones in one ear (and none in the > other). > > Next time I see my consultant I shall have to ask hi

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-04-01 Thread vr
John Dallman wrote: In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob W) wrote: I've got artificial hearing bones in one ear (and none in the other). Next time I see my consultant I shall have to ask him if they're Pentax. My spectacles are Nikon. Pentax don't seem to do spectacle gla

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-03-31 Thread Herb Chong
Pentax manufactures eyeglass frames though. Herb... - Original Message - From: "John Dallman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:55 PM Subject: Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR produc

Re: Friends, Pentax and countrymen! ... (was Re: Pentax quotes and SLR production

2004-03-31 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob W) wrote: > I've got artificial hearing bones in one ear (and none in the other). > Next time I see my consultant I shall have to ask him if they're Pentax. My spectacles are Nikon. Pentax don't seem to do spectacle glass. --- John Dallm