Mandler Dead

[emanuel_lowi1]

Walter Mandler

 

May 10, 1922 -- April 21, 2005

 

(Dipl. Physicist, D. Sc., former V.P.,

Director of Research and Development of

Leitz Canada)

 

Suddenly at his home, Midland on

Thursday, April 21, 2005 in his 83rd

year. Beloved husband of the late Hildegunt

Mandler. Dear father of Siegrid Engler and

her husband Fritz of Mississauga, Claudia

McKnight and her husband Michael of

Barrie, and the late Gudrun Johnson.

Loving Opa to Kevin Johnson, Christopher

Engler and his wife Erin, Stephanie Engler,

and Max McKnight.

On Tuesday, April 26th the family will

receive visitors from 7-9 p.m. at the

Nicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland

Avenue, Midland. The funeral service will

be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 539

Hugel Avenue, Midland on Wednesday,

April 27th at 11 a.m. Interment at

Lakeview Cemetery. Memorial donations to

the Salvation Army, C.N.I.B. or the

Canadian Cancer Society would be

appreciated.

The family invites you to sign the "Book of

Condolence" at www.Obituariestoday.com

<http://www.Obituariestoday.com>

 

Dr. Mandler came from Ernst Leitz in

Wetzlar Germany in the early Fifties. His

contract was for a few years only but he

loved Canada and came to an agreement

with Leitz that he could stay on in Midland,

still acting as Leica's top optical designer

for many years. Most famous Leica lenses

of the Sixties into the Eighties were

computed by Dr. Mandler (Noctilux, Apo-

Telyt and many of the Summicrons). He

was well known and respected by optical

designers throughout the world.

[MTC Photography]

Dr. Walter Mandler, RIP

[Karim Ghantous]

To be an optical designer would be quite something. Were I stronger in physics and more patient with maths I would have loved to have a crack at it. Mandler and people like him are indeed an inspiration.

[paul_neuthaler]

One of the Leitz greats

[MTC Photography]

I wrote a short biography for at zh:wikipedia.org:

<a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%93%A6%E5%B0%94%E7%89%B9%C2%B7%E6%9B%BC%E5%BE%B7%E5%8B%92">Walter Mandler</a><P>

 

Any one knows where Dr. Walter Mandler was born ? I wrote only "

May 10, 1922 born in Germany." <P>

[sparkie]

Sad loss. One of the all-time masters. We have Walter to thank for some of the best Leitz

lenses ever designed. Such as the 35/2.0 8 element summicron and famous 35/1.4

summilux conceived by him. Fast, compact, incredibly well-built beautiful lenses. some of

my all-time favourite lenses. He will not be forgotten anytime soon.

[ben z]

I'm not big on Leica's commemorative editions but Mandler deserves one, in fact IMO it should've come in his lifetime. He's the one most responsible for keeping Leica on the map the last time it faced extinction. They could use another Mandler right now.

[halkar]

Walter Mandler was one of my heroes. The 35 1.4 design as well as the Noctilux are legends. I admired his dedication and vision in bringing these optical designs to life. If anyone has a list of US patent numbers that are connected to him, I would love to find out. Especially pre 1975 patents are of interest to me.