colin343
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im hoping to buy a 35mm lens for my bessa r2m, i read on a forum that single coated lens are better than muti coated for black and white pics, is this the case?..and if so why?
thanks in advance guys
colin
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beejaybee
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i read on a forum that single coated lens are better than muti coated for black and white pics, is this the case?
Tosh.
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Benchista
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Indeed; however, there are some single-coated (Leica, principally) lenses that are particularly highly regarded for B&W because of their particular properties - actually more their technical failings than their good points - they simply produce more interesting images.
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beejaybee
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there are some single-coated (Leica, principally) lenses that are particularly highly regarded for B&W because of their particular properties
But being single coated is not significant. Those lenses would have the same properties if they were uncoated, or multicoated. If you take an uncoated lens and apply a single coating you will just get less flare shooting into the light, and marginally more contrast. Multicoating reduces flare and increases contrast a bit more.
There are some single-coated lenses that are, and always will be, better than some multicoated lenses. But not especially for monochrome, and not because of the coating.
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Absolutely. It's not cause and effect.
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colin343
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thanks for the quick response guys, you have been very helpful....and i ilke the word "tosh"..i may use that
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