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crispycritter
Optics Apprentice Joined: July/30/2004 Status: Offline Points: 115 |
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Posted: August/18/2004 at 13:54 |
Are the different lens coating a good comparison between two different brands or just different lines from one brand? What I mean is:Should a fully multicoated scope from brand X perform better than a multicoated scope from brand Y ? Or does the glass make the most difference?Meaning brand Y multicoated scope could be better than brand X fully multicoted.
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ranburr
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Yes, brand X multi-coated can be better than brand Y fully multi-coated. If all things are equal, fully multi-coated beats multi-coated everytime. ranburr |
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Chris Farris
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Both coatings and glass are crucial. Scope makers don't multi-coat high end glass, all high end glass will be fully multicoated. So its kinda hard to make the comparison. I get what you are asking but I don't think an example exist for comparison and any answer would just be speculation. So here is my speculation. With modern glass making techniques (computer ground and polished) making excellent lenses I think that coatings play the most significant role in scope brightness and clarity. There are many other factors in play but I think coatings do make the most difference. |
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