Monday 12 October 2015

Why does Canon have Two Kinds of Nanotech Lens Coatings?



Nikon has a single Nano Crystal Coating, while Canon has not only an equivalent coating (Sub Wavelength Coating), but they also have an Air Sphere coating which seems to do much the same thing. Why does Canon have two kinds of similar coatings? Is one cheaper but not as good? Do they do significantly different things? Is one of them weaker to such an extent that it needs to be combined with traditional lens coatings on the same surface to get best results?




No comments:

Post a Comment

Why is the front element of a telephoto lens larger than a wide angle lens?

A wide angle lens has a wide angle of view, therefore it would make sense that the front of the lens would also be wide. A telephoto lens ha...