This was definitely the new AR stuff. My daughter bought it and
complained loudly about the cost.
Chuck Norcutt
Sue Pearce wrote:
> There are two kinds, the first is a sort of matte coating or slightly
> sandblasted surface. This has been used for years and years. More recent,
> and not surprisingly really really expensive, is regular glass coated with
> the same AR stuff that is applied to glasses.
>
> New newer, more costly version shouldn't be a problem for viewing, but the
> old stuff, where the matte surface faces the viewer, sucks.
>
> Bill Pearce
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> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] EPSON Stylus Photo R1900 on sale
>
>
>> I think I've only ever seen a single set of photos that were
>> indisputably behind AR glass (I've not used it, too expensive for me).
>> I didn't notice anything wrong with the photos but have to admit I was
>> inspecting them head-on, at eye level and from reading distance.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> It does suppress the reflections that irritate me, but it also takes
>>> its toll on image quality if not viewed directly head-on and at eye-
>>> level. The late Dennis Shultz, a Maine photographer of some repute as
>>> a master printer, used to frame his black and white images without
>>> glass. And he got $800 per 11x14.
>>>
>>> --Bob Whitmire
>>> www.bwp33.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why do you loathe "non-reflective" glass? I'd have thought non-
>>>> reflective glass would suppress the reflections you're concerned with.
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