[filmscanners] Re: AR coatings

2005-08-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Chris, Thanks for the edifying trip into AR coating technology. Very interesting. Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>To my (admittedly limited) knowledge, I believe AR coatings >>need to be on the front/rear surfaces of the lens to do much >>of their work. Some lenses also have internal lens gro

[filmscanners] Re: HP PhotsSmart - questions

2005-08-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
Laurie Solomon wrote: > Maybe my math is bad; but if it has a native resolution of 2400 ppi/dpi > scanning 1" film, then my math says it will have a native resolution > scanning a 5 inch subject which is much lower than 300 ppi/dpi > independent of the light path factors(e.g., around 75 ppi/dpi)

[filmscanners] Re: HP PhotsSmart - questions

2005-08-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
That's what I thought also... although I'm a bit late on this (again!) Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Lens coatings MUST be on the outside surface of the lens or else they > don't work. Pretty much, they would be on every glass-air interface. > > Mr. Bill > > Laurie Solomon wrote: > >>Without t

[filmscanners] Re: HP PhotsSmart - questions

2005-08-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
OK, I give up, I'm beginning to sound like an echo in here... You're just one step (or more) ahead on me each time I post... I best read your replies before answering ;-) Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If the optical resolution is variable and YES there are scanners that > can do it (they have

[filmscanners] Re: AR coatings

2005-08-09 Thread Arthur Entlich
To my (admittedly limited) knowledge, I believe AR coatings need to be on the front/rear surfaces of the lens to do much of their work. Some lenses also have internal lens groups AR coated, but I do not believe it can be sandwiched, because as I understand the optics, it is the glass to air surfac