Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: http://www.eightelmphoto.com/articles.htm Scroll way, way down to find the following: ------- An unusual feature of the designation on Nikkor lenses until the early 1970s was the use of a letter, representing the number of elements in the lens design expressed in Latin. Thus, "S" would signify seven elements, "Q" four elements and "H" six elements. Wide angle lenses, however, all bore the designation "W". Also, until the late 1950s all Nikkor lenses bore the designation "C", meaning "coated", a somewhat redundant assurance given that no lenses had ever been manufactured for the Nikon which were not coated. ------- John Collier On 26-Sep-06, at 6:14 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > >> What does W signify in the nikkor? >