On 05/10/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or maybe kit means that not just any idiot can design coatings as good. > Just because there's some software out there that helps design such > coatings doesn't mean that it comes with 30+ years of experience with > coatings, collaboration with other great lens makers, and a "feel" for > quality optics and coatings. I'd suggest that if they could, they would. > Or, maybe they can, but they won't for reasons of cost or time or some such.
Lens coating isn't now the secret it was during WWII, flare is minimised by good lens coatings but I overall flare resistance is a function of coatings, optical design and internal barrel AR coatings, baffling and of course lens shading. Just applying SMC or any other modern coating system to a lens won't ensure that it doesn't flare. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
