True, but the Nikkor 50mm f1.4 is not a flarey lens...
What am I to see, then? That the MC Pentax lens is...? ;-)

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:02:58 GMT, "Alan Chan" wrote:

>That's because you were comparing the Nikkors only. It is not rocket
>science. Not all multicoated was created equal. Don't hestitate to pick up a
>Pentax SMC 50/1.4 and a Nikkor 50/1.4 and do a side by side comparsion the
>next time you head to your local dealer. By mind you that flare inside the
>viewfinder might fool you.

>"Neuman - Ruether" wrote in message
>news:3d635290.4325429@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>>
>> If true, I suspect this is a matter of lens design, and not
>> multicoating. As I pointed out in another post, when I
>> compared single-coated and multicoated versions of the
>> same Nikkors, only the colors of the ghosts changed, not
>> the quantity. I suspect that multicoating is useful in
>> many-element lenses for improving lens brilliance a bit,
>> but I'm not convinced it does much else...