albada60 Posted March 6, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi. A while ago while in my store I got talking to a retired German gentleman who told me he was in Sydney, Australia visiting family. For some reason and out of curiosity I asked him what he used to do. He told me he used to work for a company called Leica in their optical department. I told him I knew well of the company. As a chance question I asked him if he knew of the original 50mm Noctilux f1.2 lens. To my complete surprise he replied in a casual manner that he had and that he was a person responsible for hand finishing the aspherical components! He went on to tell me that Leica had asked him back for assistance but that was not possible as his eyesight was not what it used to be. As a Leica buff I'll never forget the coincidence nor the experience. Best. Sheridan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maurometallo Posted March 6, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2011 We live in a small world... Thanks for sharing ths story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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