A multicoated filter does not reduce flare other than produced by the filter itself. Multicoated lenses are usually wholly multicoated so that also the internal surfaces are multicoated - but all surfaces may not have the same number or similar types of coatings. Actually the internal reflections are the most detrimental to image quality but even a single coating reduces these significantly. So you may like to test the Konica lens and see for yourself. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
-----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Robert Wetmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 22. lokakuuta 2001 20:26 Aihe: Question on SMC filters >Hello, all...let me ask a question which will display my ignorance of >optical principles: > >Does mounting a multicoated filter actually reduce lens flare, or does it >just minimize the flare that would have been added by the filter itself? In >other words, would adding an SMC filter improve performance on non-SMC >lenses in regard to flare? (Only the outside element is multicoated on SMC >glass, right - so does flare just come from rays striking the first glass >surface?) Help; I'm confused. > >I ask because I am thinking of buying up some of the undervalued Konica >glass out there (after great results from their 57/1.2) but, since I have >been spoiled by the SMC of Pentax glass, I am wondering how much an SMC >filter would help. > >Thanks, >Rob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
