Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed Nathan, the fiber business completely reorientated Corning. They sold off the mundane parts of their business and concentrated on fiber and "gorilla glass" applications. A mark of a solid company moving with the technology. When you visit your son again as long as he is in the NYC area I strongly recommend a trip along the Erie Canal. A whole lot of interested historic and current tech up there. On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 12:07?AM Nathan Wajsman via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Corning glass played a huge role in the telecommunications > revolution?think of fiber. > > Quite a striking t-shirt there. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > @nwajsman.bsky.social > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2025, at 12:40, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > > The first two images are from the Corning Glass Museum in Corning NY. If > > you are up that way it is a must see museum of all forms of glass from > > scientific to household use, to decorative arts: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/seperate+ways.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/looks.jpg.html > > > > Of course, I didn't necessarily photograph the exhibits. > > > > While out and about in Austin I came across this individual who posed for > > me, I think this was the Minolta 58mm f1.2: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Cool+breeze.jpg.html > > > > All the best. > > > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com