RickHiC Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 This is pretty old news in the photography world, but I thought about it the other day in terms of watch crystals. The article is about Nikon's Nano Crystal coating for lenses and how they brought it to market. Kind of fun if you're into photography. http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/...ne/20/index.htm Here's a quickie pic from the article. A nikon digital camera sensor is visible at the end of a tube containing 28 optical surfaces. The left side shows with the new coating, the right without. They had this demo during the announcements at a photo trade show, and folks on the floor said it was crazy. It looked like you could reach your hand right to the bottom even though there is obviously a pretty insane amount of glass in between. I believe Canon has something similar now as well. So I got to thinking, sure the likelyhood of us sending a off a crystal run to Nikon Japan for a special nano AR run is pretty slim. But... I happen to own a couple of Nikon lenses bearing the "N" badge that I could pillage in the name of science and watch perfection. Sure, the lens elements would likely require considerable machining to achieve correct size and such of a particular watch crystal, and there is that problem of the cheapest donor lens costing upwards of $1400, but, hey, that is a small price to pay. In the mean time I will keep dreaming... Oh, and Chieftang, if you want to meet with some Nikon execs and work up a deal, I'm totally down for a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmarshal Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 That is absolutely insane! Talk about making the glass disappear..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Oh, and Chieftang, if you want to meet with some Nikon execs and work up a deal, I'm totally down for a run. Heh. It's the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Hehe..guess some people underestimate the quality of chief's ar coating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuan Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 just a quick side track, when's the next run chief? I have a crystal waiting for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 just a quick side track, when's the next run chief? I have a crystal waiting for you I believe chief posted in another thread (the current ar run status)that he will open another thread for his new run, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuan Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thanks CF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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