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I doubt Zeiss makes their own glass. Most optics companies outsource that to one of the big glass fabs: Schott, Ohara, CDGM.
by itishappy 3y ago
I doubt Zeiss makes their own glass. Most optics companies outsource that to one of the big glass fabs: Schott, Ohara, CDGM.
- alexchamberlain 3y agoZeiss and Schott are both owned by the Carl Zeiss foundation; the origin story is somewhat covered by Material World by Ed Conway. It's a fantastic book and well worth a read.
- itishappy 3y agoWHAT!? This is my day job, but I'm embarrassed to admit I never realized that! Thanks for the book rec, I'll probably start digging into it this weekend.