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*1992 OCT 13 - COMPACT PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIPLET TYPE HAVING IMPROVED CHROMATIC AND MONOCHROMATIC CHARACTERISTICS (4 / 3) with [[Klaus-Dieter Schaefer]]
*1992 OCT 13 - COMPACT PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIPLET TYPE HAVING IMPROVED CHROMATIC AND MONOCHROMATIC CHARACTERISTICS (4 / 3) with [[Klaus-Dieter Schaefer]]
*1993 SEP 15 - MONOCULAR TELESCOPE HAVING A FOCUSING UNIT WHOSE MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY CAN BE VARIED with [[Heinz Keiner]] and [[Alfred Hengst]]
*1993 SEP 15 - MONOCULAR TELESCOPE HAVING A FOCUSING UNIT WHOSE MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY CAN BE VARIED with [[Heinz Keiner]] and [[Alfred Hengst]]
*1994 FEB 22 - TELEPHOTO CAMERA LENS see above and [[280mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[400mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[560mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[560mm f/5.6 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[800mm f/5.6 APO-Telyt-R Module]]
*1994 FEB 22 - TELEPHOTO CAMERA LENS (see above and [[280mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[400mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[560mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[560mm f/5.6 APO-Telyt-R Module]] - [[800mm f/5.6 APO-Telyt-R Module]])

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Curriculum Vitae - Lothar Kölsch

  • Degree in geodesy from the University of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt in 1978
  • From 1979 lens designer at Carl Zeiss Oberkochen; focus on fundamentals of zoom lenses and development of photographic lenses
  • From 1986 head of the lens design department for consumer optics at Wild Leitz Wetzlar; development of photographic lenses, mainly zoom lenses, and binoculars
  • In 1990 change to Leica Camera; set up of lens design department; training of lens designers; setup of aspheric metrology
  • From 1992 in addition head of mechanical design of photographic lenses; development of many products (lenses, binoculars, eye-pieces, illumination systems); project management; technical assistance to the shop; strategic planning of product programs for photography and binoculars
  • From 1997 in addition head of camera development
  • From 1999 to 2002 vice-president R&D; responsible for the departments:
optical design, mechanical design of photographic lenses
electronics and electronic imaging
sport optics, binoculars and spotting scopes
camera development

"I am married and father of two children; I like smoking pipe, drinking tea and jogging."

E. Leitz Patents by Lothar Kölsch of Wilnsdorf, Germany