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Re: [OM] Flaring Fifties

Subject: Re: [OM] Flaring Fifties
From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 01:08:20 -0700
Ian N. writes:

<< I've noticed that my 50/1.4 seems more susceptible to flare than my
1.8s.  It's a multicoated variant (says so on the nose), but S/N is
<1000000. >>

It might say so on the nose, but Olympus was cheating.  They only
multicoated one or a few elements in the long transition to fully
multicoated 50mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses.  Get yourself a "Made in
Japan" 50mm f/1.8 or a >1,100,000 serial number 50mm f/1.8 to get full
multicoating.

Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV


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