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

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Subject: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Nov 21 19:40:45 2008

Robert Meier wrote:

> Leica has never indicated they use multi-coating. 
> That was my questions -- are Leica lenses multi-coated?
> If they are, is it all of them?  just some?  how do we know?

If the green and magenta reflections are any indication, the 280 f/4 APO, 
180 APO Elmarit and 80-200 f/4 Vario have at least some multi-coated 
surfaces.  The late 35mm Elmarit-R, 60 Macro, 90 Summicron-R, 100 APO, 350 
Telyt and f/6.8 Telyts do not have the green and magenta reflections.  My 
three AI Nikkors (50 1/4, 55 3.5 Micro, 300 f/4.5 ED) all show the magenta 
and green reflections.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com