This migration of world-reknowned Carl B. Zeiss lens technology and quality explains why "Russian glass" is so highly regarded as it is used in the 35mm and medium format cameras produced in what are now Ukraine and Russia.
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| As part of Germany's reparation to the Soviet Union following World War II, equipment from their famed Zeiss factory was relocated to two cities: Krasnogorsk and Kiev. These two cities were already home to factories which were producing military equipment (the Arsenal factory in Kiev and the eponymously-named factory in Krasnogorsk). As with all military factories of the time, these factories produced various pieces of optical and photographic equipment.
This migration of world-reknowned Carl B. Zeiss lens technology and quality explains why "Russian glass" is so highly regarded as it is used in the 35mm and medium format cameras produced in what are now Ukraine and Russia. |
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Outstanding performance is the hallmark of Kiev lenses. Space-age optics technology, premium-grade glasses, exclusive coating formulae, and timeless old-world craftsmanship are the ingredients for these extraordinary professional products. The special glasses, noted for their purity, are fused from the sands of the fabled Karelian White Sea and rare earths of the rugged Ural Mountains in the former Soviet Union. Each lens element is ground and polished with meticulous care to exacting tolerances, and sophisticated seven-layer dielectric coatings are vacuum-deposited on glass-to-air surfaces to reduce internal reflection, increase transmission efficiency and enhance contrast. Resulting photographic images are of breathtaking quality---exquisite in their definition, luminance, and color fidelity. | |||||||||
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