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Subject: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri Nov 21 17:34:28 2008
References: <7ablht$1th3t3@pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <D0967AFC4982418DAC2B04EF350F5407@robertbxucevjs>

Leica coatings impair scratching.

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote:

> Ted,
>
> Multi-coating protects lenses from being scratched?    How wonderful!   (If
> only it were true.)
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 6:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
>
>
>
>  It has always been my understanding, indicted or not, Leica glass has
>> always
>> been multi coated on all the modern day lenses.
>>
>> If not? By now I'd have scored/scratched the surfaces of many a Leica lens
>> while cleaning with my under shorts as the cleaning cloth! :-)
>>
>> ted
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant <lug-bounces%2Btedgrant>=shaw.ca@
>> leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> wildlightphoto@earthlink.net
>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:51 PM
>> To: lug@leica-users.org
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Meier wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>  I've always assumed that Leica lenses have been multicoated since the
>>>
>>
>> 70's,
>>
>>  but is that true?   There has never been an indication of multicoating on
>>>
>>
>>  the lenses (no T* or SMC), and they don't have the almost garish
>>>
>>
>> multi-hues
>>
>>  of Nikon or Zeiss lenses.    So, are they multicoated?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> As far as I know Leitz began multi-coating where it would make a
>>
>> significant difference before Pentax publicized the OCLI
>>
>> "Super-multi-coating" process on their lenses.
>>
>>
>>
>> Doug Herr
>>
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

Replies: Reply from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated?)
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