Helios-103 Coating

[Krawczyk]

Looking my H-103 it seems to haven't coating. All pictures of this lens in Internet seems not have coating too. You lens is like my lens?

 

[taffer]

Yep, mine is like that as well.

The lens is (IIRC)coated, but yep, if it's true, it's one of the most transparent coatings I've seen 🙂

 

[Sonnar Brian]

They are coated, but the reflected light looks "white". But the intensity is far less than a "real" uncoated lens. Made me wonder too, until i hold it next to the uncoated Elmar.

 

[Mike Kovacs]

You would not see the diaphragm so clearly in an uncoated lens. For example, both taking and viewing lenses on this prewar Rolleiflex Automat are uncoated (spotless and clear).

 

[fidget]

Yes, my 103 is very clear, I asked about it here in the same way, apparently it's not a problem:. I posted a pic with J8 for comparison.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15587

I see that yours is also a 1984 model, I guess that you bought yours as "new". Have you also noticed that the aperture blades are not dark, but bare metal finish.
I must say that I am pleased with mine so far, not sure if problems with flare will descend upon me later.. enjoy.

 

[varjag]

The flare of H-103 is typically not distinct aperture-shaped polygons, but rather overexposure/washout spot in the center part of image.

 

[arothaus]

Hello,
my 1979 J-9 has got the same "white" coating.

Andreas