We started our company on July 1st, 2002. This decision was triggered off by the wish to return to the \u201cmore interesting things\u201d in optics. Our work focuses on the design of lenses for applications in the fields of imaging, observation and illumination. Our approach is to bring together the personal experience that we have gained during many years of work in different companies in the field of optics. On the basis of this experience we feel well prepared not only for standard problems but also for tasks that make it necessary to leave the beaten track and find novel solutions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t
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\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\tLothar K\u00f6lsch<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tExperience<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tFrom 2008<\/strong> additional shareholder-managing director K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der optische Systeme GmbH
\nFrom 2002 to 2013<\/strong> Partner of K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der PartG f\u00fcr Optikentwicklung
\nfocus on development of optics for all sensor formats \u2013 sport optics (binoculars, spectives, spotting scopes) \u2013 measuring and inspection systems (interferometer lenses, measuring lenses for the UV area) \u2013 microscope lenses.<\/p>\nFrom 1999 to 2002<\/strong> vice-president R&D Leica Camera; responsible for the departments:
\n– optical design, mechanical design of photographic lenses
\n– electronics and electronic imaging
\n– sport optics, binoculars and spotting scopes
\n– camera development<\/p>\nFrom 1997<\/strong> in addition head of camera development at Leica Camera<\/p>\nFrom 1992<\/strong> in addition head of mechanical design of photographic lenses at Leica Camera; 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<\/p>\nIn 1990<\/strong> change to Leica Camera; set up of lens design department;
\ntraining of lens designers; setup of aspheric metrology<\/p>\nFrom 1986<\/strong> head of the lens design department for consumer optics at Wild Leitz Wetzlar; development of photographic lenses, mainly zoom lenses, and binoculars<\/p>\nFrom 1979<\/strong> lens designer at Carl Zeiss Oberkochen; focus on fundamentals of zoom lenses and development of photographic lenses<\/p>\nDegree in geodesy from the University of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt in 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tContact<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
Experience<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tFrom 2008<\/strong> additional shareholder-managing director K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der optische Systeme GmbH
\nFrom 2002 to 2013<\/strong> Partner of K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der PartG f\u00fcr Optikentwicklung
\nfocus on development of optics for all sensor formats \u2013 sport optics (binoculars, spectives, spotting scopes) \u2013 measuring and inspection systems (interferometer lenses, measuring lenses for the UV area) \u2013 microscope lenses.<\/p>\nFrom 1999 to 2002<\/strong> vice-president R&D Leica Camera; responsible for the departments:
\n– optical design, mechanical design of photographic lenses
\n– electronics and electronic imaging
\n– sport optics, binoculars and spotting scopes
\n– camera development<\/p>\nFrom 1997<\/strong> in addition head of camera development at Leica Camera<\/p>\nFrom 1992<\/strong> in addition head of mechanical design of photographic lenses at Leica Camera; 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<\/p>\nIn 1990<\/strong> change to Leica Camera; set up of lens design department;
\ntraining of lens designers; setup of aspheric metrology<\/p>\nFrom 1986<\/strong> head of the lens design department for consumer optics at Wild Leitz Wetzlar; development of photographic lenses, mainly zoom lenses, and binoculars<\/p>\nFrom 1979<\/strong> lens designer at Carl Zeiss Oberkochen; focus on fundamentals of zoom lenses and development of photographic lenses<\/p>\nDegree in geodesy from the University of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt in 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tContact<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
From 2008<\/strong> additional shareholder-managing director K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der optische Systeme GmbH From 1999 to 2002<\/strong> vice-president R&D Leica Camera; responsible for the departments: From 1997<\/strong> in addition head of camera development at Leica Camera<\/p>\n From 1992<\/strong> in addition head of mechanical design of photographic lenses at Leica Camera; 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<\/p>\n In 1990<\/strong> change to Leica Camera; set up of lens design department; From 1986<\/strong> head of the lens design department for consumer optics at Wild Leitz Wetzlar; development of photographic lenses, mainly zoom lenses, and binoculars<\/p>\n From 1979<\/strong> lens designer at Carl Zeiss Oberkochen; focus on fundamentals of zoom lenses and development of photographic lenses<\/p>\n Degree in geodesy from the University of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt in 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t
\nFrom 2002 to 2013<\/strong> Partner of K\u00f6lsch + Schr\u00f6der PartG f\u00fcr Optikentwicklung
\nfocus on development of optics for all sensor formats \u2013 sport optics (binoculars, spectives, spotting scopes) \u2013 measuring and inspection systems (interferometer lenses, measuring lenses for the UV area) \u2013 microscope lenses.<\/p>\n
\n– optical design, mechanical design of photographic lenses
\n– electronics and electronic imaging
\n– sport optics, binoculars and spotting scopes
\n– camera development<\/p>\n
\ntraining of lens designers; setup of aspheric metrology<\/p>\nContact<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t