David, the eager adoption of fast 6/4 double Gauss lenses by "Hollywood" in the 1920s and still photographers' aversion to 6/4 lenses of any type until coating arrived has puzzled me for a while. Any insights?
David, the eager adoption of fast 6/4 double Gauss lenses by "Hollywood" in the 1920s and still photographers' aversion to 6/4 lenses of any type until coating arrived has puzzled me for a while. Any insights?
Well, I suppose they could increase the contrast with lighting and get a little Hollywood glow from the flare.
Dan,
"Paul, are you teasing me? Your answer is wildly inconsistent with the textbook explanations/definitions of chromatic aberration."
Of coarse I was joking, word play, that's why the big grin
It's the easiest way to see if a lens is uncoated, coated or multi-coated. Just look at the color of the reflections from a clean white light.
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