Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/22

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Subject: [Leica] Multi-Coating Development
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Nov 22 10:52:07 2008
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On Nov 22, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Robert Meier wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I was asking Ted that question, whether only questions that interest  
> him are allowed here, since he had jumped all over me for asking a  
> question he didn't like (but which many others have chimed in they  
> do like and it is worth asking).  Ted has since retreated and said  
> it was fine to ask a question about lenses.

of course Bob....

but how will you know when/if you get the correct answer?


Steve


> Bob
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>> On Nov 21, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Robert Meier wrote:
>>> The archives don't answer the question of whether Leica lenses are  
>>> multi-coated.   In fact, no one seems to know, as your answer   
>>> indicates -- "... I suspect that that would have been when Leitz   
>>> began multi-coating its lenses."
>>> Perhaps, Ted, this is an academic question, but it's one I've been  
>>> curious about for some time, and I thought this would be the  
>>> place  to ask it.   You seem to want to censor my question, even  
>>> though it  is a legitimate question about Leica lenses.   Why is  
>>> that?   Are  only questions that interest you allowed here?
>>
>>
>> You know that's not the case Bob, the questions are fine, likely  
>> with most all of us...
>> I have an interest in correct answers...
>>
>> In medicine, we observe...answers are free, but the correct answer   
>> will cost you a little more...
>>
>> The answers here vary from gossip to regurgitated dogma, and surely  
>> an occasional correct answer (but who is to know which, when the  
>> noise  level is so high...).
>>
>> If a question is worth asking, it's worth answering correctly, and  
>> knowing what is correct.
>>
>> Really, if we don't have that,  our time could be better spent...
>>
>> Steve
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