Hi Joseph:
Responding to:
Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #526
which better follows the thread:
Re: [OM] changes in optical formula
> it is doubtful that some elements
> are single coated in a multicoated lens. the 50/1.8 sounds like it
> is multicoated, but have to be sure the blue isn't purple.
The Modern Photography sidebar I referenced in my previous posting on this
subject said that the 6/4 redesign in the 50mm f/1.8 multicoated SOME elements
in the lens. Given that I already debunked the stated date of change, I offer
their statement with a grain of salt. Olympus might have caught some flack
for partial multicoating in a lens marketed with an MC moniker and by 1984
multicoated every element.
Anyone have any proof to another one of my speculations? Perhaps this
accounts for one of the 5 minor variations of 3 physically identifiable
designs? Frankly I could care less which MC version I'm shooting with. I'm
more interested in the marketing implications. Like if Olympus tried to pull
the wool over our eyes with incomplete multicoating.
Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV
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