it's expensive enough that paying only $8K is a bargain. the person selling it is the same person i bought my A* 400/2.8 from. occasionally, i think of it.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:50 PM Subject: Re: Lens manufacturing > You are right. Today this must be completely automated with only > inspection/rejection of elements for all but the very finest or very largest > (and most expensive) lenses. FYI, the need for accuracy increases with lens > diameter. I bet that 1200mm f/8 telephoto with greater than 150mm objective > costs a pretty penny.
