At 02:26 PM Thursday 19/07/2001, you wrote:
All B+W's multicoated filters I've bought came in a small cardboard box
with "Multicoated" clearly printed on the label. The filter itself will
have "MC" clearly stenciled into the mount. Not all B+W's come
multicoated, though--not sure if all of their color-correction and
black-and-white filters have this option. (Though I suspect they do. I've
just never checked--I buy Tiffen with a shrug if a B+W item isn't available.)
Tris
Yep, looks like its single coated. The box certainly doesn't say
multicoated. I tested the 90/2 with and without the filter and I can
definitely see additional reflections with the filter on when shooting
directly into strong backlighted target but nowhere near as bad as with the
standard Hoya I used to use (gasp). On normally lighted targets there is no
discernible extra reflections. I guess the price I paid for them was
reasonable $14 US to have made it worthwhile.
The quality of the filter is obvious from inspection of the materials and
workmanship compared to Hoya.
I wonder if I need to worry about getting a multicoated version. It makes
sense that a multicoated lens ought to be treated to a multicoated filter
if you want to extract the absolute best; but filters are a compromise (and
an insurance against scratches etc) anyway so I wonder whether there is any
real marked benefit from the MC filter?
Oben
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