Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/21

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Subject: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri Nov 21 17:25:46 2008
References: <7ablht$1th3t3@pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>
 
Ted,

Multi-coating protects lenses from being scratched?    How wonderful!   (If 
only it were true.)

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?


> It has always been my understanding, indicted or not, Leica glass has 
> always
> been multi coated on all the modern day lenses.
>
> If not? By now I'd have scored/scratched the surfaces of many a Leica lens
> while cleaning with my under shorts as the cleaning cloth! :-)
>
> ted
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> wildlightphoto@earthlink.net
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
>
>
>
> Robert Meier wrote:
>
>
>
>> I've always assumed that Leica lenses have been multicoated since the
>
> 70's,
>
>> but is that true?   There has never been an indication of multicoating on
>
>> the lenses (no T* or SMC), and they don't have the almost garish
>
> multi-hues
>
>> of Nikon or Zeiss lenses.    So, are they multicoated?
>
>
>
> As far as I know Leitz began multi-coating where it would make a
>
> significant difference before Pentax publicized the OCLI
>
> "Super-multi-coating" process on their lenses.
>
>
>
> Doug Herr
>
> Birdman of Sacramento
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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