Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Gandy wrote: > > I've re-read the CL tests by Modern and Popular Photography, neither of them > mention multi coating. Even though Theo Kisselbach's book "Leica CL" is quite > definite about the CL lenses being "coated," there is no hint of better coating or > coating improvements, nor is there any mention of multi coating. If Kisselback > doesn't know the CL lenses are multi-coated, its very difficult to believe they are, > regardless of any claims to the contrary. > > Stephen Gandy > When I was a much younger man the conventional wisdom, or lore about Leitz lenses was Leitz had been doing multi-coating for years before an advertising genius made great copy for Pentax. Leitz never stated that their lenses were multi-coated they just assumed that was the right way to do it, so the legend goes. John Shick