Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Re: KINOPTIC lenses
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 18:04:50 -0600

> The cure is obvious - just apply good multicoating to all surfaces -
>but it is easier said than done. 
>Raimo

Sorry, but that is not they way Leica sees it. Leica has often stated that
multicoating all lens surfaces is not good. Each lens has it's own coating
formula that helps it get the consistent "Leica look." Some elements are
multicaoted, some single coated, some maybe not at all. But in the end it's
what that particular lens formula needs, not some blanket coating on all
lens elements. Nikon does it (NIC) and Zeiss does it the same way.
- -- 

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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