coated lens

Moderate magnification - 1.4 to 2 power - is preferable, as are fully coated lenses.

Zeiss also pioneered glass coating, and before the war coated lenses were offered.

In order to keep from light fall-off on the perimeter of the lens, a coated lens was preferable.

World War II interrupted all consumer camera production and coated lenses did not appear in large numbers until the late 1940s.

Specially coated lenses that protect a soldier's eye by turning opaque to the exposure of laser rangefinders within milliseconds on the battlefield.

There are only 4 glass-to-air interfaces, giving better flare and contrast than lenses with more elements, particularly important before the introduction of coated lenses.

On Kane, the cameras and coated lenses used were of Toland's own design, which allowed for the many innovations of the movie.

Not to be confused with early lenses marked "Nikkor-P C" meaning a 5-element coated lens (see pre-autofocus designations above).

The specially ground and coated lens picked up every available ray of light but still even through the lens the shapes of the trees and bushes beneath them were becoming indistinct.

"Envious siblings and friends insist on getting a pair for themselves, with or without lenses," he said, and parents do not object because some coated lenses can protect the eye from ultraviolet rays.

They are sometimes used to clean lenses as well, but use on optical lenses with special water and solvent based coatings may cause light blemishes, and the manufacturer recommends using a wipe specifically designed for use with coated lenses.

After the war had ended, the Soviet Union demanded new sets of Contax tools from the original toolmaker in Dresden and then ordered a fair number of trial cameras to be made with Zeiss trademarks and coated lenses from these 1946 in postwar East Germany.

In 1941, the Kodak Ektra (USA) 35mm RF was introduced with the first complete antireflection coated lens line for a consumer camera: the Kodak Ektar 35mm f/3.3, 50mm f/3.5, 50mm f/1.9, 90mm f/3.5, 135mm f/3.8 and 153mm f/4.5.