COATED OPTICS
Coatings on lens surfaces reduce light loss and glare due to reflection for a brighter, higher-contrast image with reduced eyestrain. In addition, lens coatings can also prevent the glass from fogging and becoming scratched. Most coatings will lead to better light transmission giving you a brighter sight picture, but more coatings are not always better. The quality of the underlying glass will be the main determinant of how clear a picture is shown.
Optic Coating Terms:
- Coated - A single layer on at least one lens.
- Fully Coated - A single layer on all air-to-glass surfaces.
- Multi-Coated - Multiple layers on at least one lens and all surfaces are coated at least once.
- Fully Multi-Coated - Multiple layers on all air-to-glass surfaces.