carl zeiss


a company specializing in high performance optics which makes spectacle lenses, camera lenses, microscopes etc.

history: in 1846 zeiss opened a workshop for producing microscopes and other optical instruments. he later formed a partnership with the physicist and mathematician ernst abbe (1840–1905). the chemist otto schott developed about 100 new kinds of optical gl-ss and numerous types of heat-resistant gl-ss for the company. after zeiss’s death, abbe donated the firm and his share in the gl-ssworks to the carl zeiss foundation; in 1923 schott added his share in the gl-ssworks.
sony cybershot range of digital cameras generally use carl zeiss optics.

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