Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]from Stephen Gandy...."Cosina introduced TWO versions of the 40/1.4 at Photokina. The standard "Nokton Classic" version is multi-coated. The limited production version for the Japanese home market is the 40/1.4 S.C. This is where it gets confusing. Cosina already makes multi-coated SC lenses (no periods) in classic Nikon Rangefinder mount. The 40/1.4 S.C. stands for "Single Coated". Why you ask? Because there is more to photographic imagery than super sharpness and the best possible lens test results. To quote Cosina's President Mr. Kobayashi "The 40/1.4 SC lens was produced for those who believe single coated lenses give more beautiful imagery in Black and White." Some Japanese photogs prefer the imagery of single coated lenses to multi-coated lenses, and so this limited edition version of 500 40/1.4 S.C. lenses. Either ..." Does anyone have insights into this issue, and examples of photos that show the differences using single vs multi coated lenses...? which lens do you think is preferable for largely bw work? Further, I have written to Stephen Gandy to request additional information.. thanks, Steve