Indeed. All are made with at least a quarter wave thickness single coating.
MRC's add about 50% to the price and have an MC layer and a
dust/water/scratch resist layer on top.
AndrewF
>Well, I have faith in B+W--you only need to balance one while holding its
>x-brand counterpart in the other hand to know these filters have not been
>overpriced, with re to build quality at least. Also keep in mind that all
>B+W always come with that single coating, and except in the most extreme
>circumstances this will suffice. Hell, photography got along quite well
>indeed before coatings of any kind were known. It still boils down to the
>man pointing that lens.
>
>I'd say if price is no object then go with the MC's. For sure I'd recommend
>the best for polarizers, as we use these latter filters by definition in
>demanding light situations. Same for Sky Lights and UV's as far as I'm
>concerned. For the rest? I don't know. A B+W with multicoating may or may
>not have made the difference in that demonstration shot of yesterday (the
>one with the fireworks and smoke and crane in the center of the shot).
>
>Tris
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