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<blockquote data-quote="pedroj" data-source="post: 58137" data-attributes="member: 9297"><p>Found this in Wiki..I think it explains it a bit more..I spend to much time on Nikonites I've posted my 200th post LOL..</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass" target="_blank">Glass</a> is the most common material used to construct lens elements, due to its good optical properties and resistance to scratching. Other materials are also used, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_glass" target="_blank">quartz glass</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorite" target="_blank">fluorite</a>,[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[4]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[5]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[6]</a>[/SUP] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics" target="_blank">plastics</a> like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_glass" target="_blank">acrylic</a> (Plexiglass), and even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium" target="_blank">germanium</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite" target="_blank">meteoritic glass</a>.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[7]</a>[/SUP] Plastics allow the manufacturing of strongly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspherical_lens" target="_blank">aspherical lens</a> elements which are difficult or impossible to manufacture in glass, and which simplify or improve lens manufacturing and performance.[SUP][<em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a></em>][/SUP] Plastics are not used for the outermost elements of all but the cheapest lenses as they scratch easily. Molded plastic lenses have been used for the cheapest disposable cameras for many years, and have acquired a bad reputation: manufacturers of quality optics tend to use euphemisms such as "optical resin". However many modern, high performance (and high priced) lenses from popular manufacturers include molded or hybrid aspherical elements, so it is not true that all lenses with plastic elements are of low photographic quality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pedroj, post: 58137, member: 9297"] Found this in Wiki..I think it explains it a bit more..I spend to much time on Nikonites I've posted my 200th post LOL.. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass"]Glass[/URL] is the most common material used to construct lens elements, due to its good optical properties and resistance to scratching. Other materials are also used, such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_glass"]quartz glass[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorite"]fluorite[/URL],[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-2"][3][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-3"][4][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-4"][5][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-5"][6][/URL][/SUP] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics"]plastics[/URL] like [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_glass"]acrylic[/URL] (Plexiglass), and even [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium"]germanium[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite"]meteoritic glass[/URL].[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lens#cite_note-6"][7][/URL][/SUP] Plastics allow the manufacturing of strongly [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspherical_lens"]aspherical lens[/URL] elements which are difficult or impossible to manufacture in glass, and which simplify or improve lens manufacturing and performance.[SUP][[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]][/SUP] Plastics are not used for the outermost elements of all but the cheapest lenses as they scratch easily. Molded plastic lenses have been used for the cheapest disposable cameras for many years, and have acquired a bad reputation: manufacturers of quality optics tend to use euphemisms such as "optical resin". However many modern, high performance (and high priced) lenses from popular manufacturers include molded or hybrid aspherical elements, so it is not true that all lenses with plastic elements are of low photographic quality. [/QUOTE]
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