Hi Gary,
You raise some rather profound points--is it possible to retro-blacken
ANY (or even most lenses) via a competent repairman? I recall that the OM
35F2.0 is a fairly complex (although very similar to other makes) with an 8
element and 6(?) group construction, and if edge blackening had a dramatic or
even perceptible impact, wouldn't Olympus blacken ALL OM lenses past a
certain point? Was this something they gradually (over months or years) put
into universal production--as in MC?
Also, may I ask exactly which projector lens you modified?
Alex
In a message dated 2001-08-14 7:45:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Max asks:
>
> << I only told them that Zuiko lenses are compact, fast, good optics in
> general and good construction. The nikon friends told me that had one
> big problem Multi Coating... What can I say ??? >>
>
> That Olympus quietly improved its coating technology through the mid
> 1980s and multicoated everything, although we do know that some lenses
> like the 35mm Shift, the 1.4X-A and 16mm Fisheye (probably many others)
> never had all the elements multicoated. But then, did other
> manufacturers skip any elements, too??? Probably.
>
> That the 35mm f/2 Zuiko has the lowest flare level ever tested in a 35mm
> SLR lens, due in no part to Olympus blackening the edges of some
> elements. Having just blackened the edges of a premium slide projector
> lens, I can attest to how well that helps improve contrast.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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