You sir, are a man of your word! A couple days ago I noticed a purpley blueish reflection in a colleagues glasses, so I checked mine and the reflection is green. I think the only option I picked was an upgraded anti-reflection coating with no other details. Do most retailers offer many options with coatings or is there only a basic few? I wonder if the "crafter of my lenses" has a good variety and if not, who does? I had two pairs with spin coating fail in less than a year after getting them. I think I probably would have been better off not getting them at all. The coating on my current pair is way better, I don't think it will ever fail, but I wonder if there are better coatings out there
I try to be! 😁. Yes the reflex (residual color you see) is determined by the "bake time" I mentioned in this video. Everything from far red spectrum to the purple/blue you mentioned is available, most dont have access but to a handful of coatings and usually green or blue, with some being those pesky blue blocking (reflecting) coatings I mentioned here. The most common are green and blue. Red/peach tone is one of my favorites, right next to the very expensive ARs with what is considered non residual color (a very very soft iceberg blue, looks almost like normal reflections on a lens but severely reduced) these are VERY expensive, and take a long time to get (usually from 180-200+, and normally recommended for those in front of cameras all day). My glass lair has a gold reflex color, and that's pretty cool because it has some mirror properties from very harsh angles... I like it for just a touch of flashiness, but it's certainly the most obtrusive to wear of the true anti reflective coatings. And no they certainly dont have much variety at all like a small independent such as myself has access to :). They're geared at the masses and as such, a one size fits most approach is taken.
3 years and you’re the first one to catch that. 😂 🥂. Most coatings are indeed cured much lower at around 50C. But that doesn’t exactly help with the need for a clean room and vacuum chamber. But on a small scale anything is possible. 🤷♂️
It takes longer than that in shipping alone sometimes these days 🤣. The covid world of supply chain issues has been unkind to the optical world! Thank goodness for patient people that are happy to see! 😁
You can but at that point you're better off without. They just don't bond well to the surface and end up causing more issues than help. I know "everyone" seems to hate on online glasses, but zenni, warby Parker and the like offer a great bang for the buck. I would take a cheap factory ar over an add on after the fact ar 😁. If not check your local shops too, sometimes they have a value specific package that will be a stock lens with AR that can be an amazing value option if found 😁💥
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 Ohh I see. Sounds good. In that case I think I'll check out some local shops out when I have the time. Thanks for the helpful response, That Glasses Guy!!
Those AR coatings are gimmick junk. I know quite a few ppl that removed the coating off their lenses with polishing creams meant for clear plastic. No more annoying blue/green reflections from the lens.....look like new now as well
*cheap AR coatings are gimmick junk. Solar panels, telescopes, rifle scopes, cameras, all sorts of optics in our world use high cost high quality coatings. For some reason many lens makers and optical companies choose to peddle the cheapest junk and sell it as the most premium. Some retailers charge over $100 for spin coat ar... unbelievable for guaranteed failure within a year if you're lucky. These coatings, absolutely better off removed! 😁
You sir, are a man of your word!
A couple days ago I noticed a purpley blueish reflection in a colleagues glasses, so I checked mine and the reflection is green. I think the only option I picked was an upgraded anti-reflection coating with no other details. Do most retailers offer many options with coatings or is there only a basic few? I wonder if the "crafter of my lenses" has a good variety and if not, who does?
I had two pairs with spin coating fail in less than a year after getting them. I think I probably would have been better off not getting them at all.
The coating on my current pair is way better, I don't think it will ever fail, but I wonder if there are better coatings out there
I try to be! 😁. Yes the reflex (residual color you see) is determined by the "bake time" I mentioned in this video. Everything from far red spectrum to the purple/blue you mentioned is available, most dont have access but to a handful of coatings and usually green or blue, with some being those pesky blue blocking (reflecting) coatings I mentioned here. The most common are green and blue. Red/peach tone is one of my favorites, right next to the very expensive ARs with what is considered non residual color (a very very soft iceberg blue, looks almost like normal reflections on a lens but severely reduced) these are VERY expensive, and take a long time to get (usually from 180-200+, and normally recommended for those in front of cameras all day). My glass lair has a gold reflex color, and that's pretty cool because it has some mirror properties from very harsh angles... I like it for just a touch of flashiness, but it's certainly the most obtrusive to wear of the true anti reflective coatings. And no they certainly dont have much variety at all like a small independent such as myself has access to :). They're geared at the masses and as such, a one size fits most approach is taken.
5:37 Are you telling me a cr-39 lens, with a flash-point of 230F can survive 700F ?
3 years and you’re the first one to catch that. 😂 🥂. Most coatings are indeed cured much lower at around 50C. But that doesn’t exactly help with the need for a clean room and vacuum chamber. But on a small scale anything is possible. 🤷♂️
Now I understand why my glasses took 2 weeks to collect haha I even complain about the time
It takes longer than that in shipping alone sometimes these days 🤣. The covid world of supply chain issues has been unkind to the optical world! Thank goodness for patient people that are happy to see! 😁
Could I make my own DIY anti-reflective coating on stock lenses? I'm on a low budget. Thanks!!
You can but at that point you're better off without. They just don't bond well to the surface and end up causing more issues than help. I know "everyone" seems to hate on online glasses, but zenni, warby Parker and the like offer a great bang for the buck. I would take a cheap factory ar over an add on after the fact ar 😁. If not check your local shops too, sometimes they have a value specific package that will be a stock lens with AR that can be an amazing value option if found 😁💥
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 Ohh I see. Sounds good. In that case I think I'll check out some local shops out when I have the time. Thanks for the helpful response, That Glasses Guy!!
Those AR coatings are gimmick junk. I know quite a few ppl that removed the coating off their lenses with polishing creams meant for clear plastic. No more annoying blue/green reflections from the lens.....look like new now as well
*cheap AR coatings are gimmick junk. Solar panels, telescopes, rifle scopes, cameras, all sorts of optics in our world use high cost high quality coatings. For some reason many lens makers and optical companies choose to peddle the cheapest junk and sell it as the most premium. Some retailers charge over $100 for spin coat ar... unbelievable for guaranteed failure within a year if you're lucky. These coatings, absolutely better off removed! 😁