I believe Kodak started coating lenses just before WWII. However it was not until the 50's that they were coating all their lenses.

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Rofini wrote:

I can't give a decent reference for the history of coating techniques but

I


know when Rollei started fitting coated lenses (1949, from Zeiss and
Schneider). Had there been coated lenses available in the thirties, Rollei
would have surely used them.

Sven


A link to a coating history summary:
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/%7Eb-wallen/BN_Photo/KingslakeCoatings.htm

Mark Rofini




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