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SUPPRESSOR · Sep 30, 2006

I know this subject has been disscused before in a general way but , can anyone give a more precise definition on Zeiss coatings ie what is the difference between T*P and T*P* I know the former is multi coated T* and is phase coated thats what the P stands for.In the latter T*P* does this mean the phase coating is multi coated or an improved formula. I have owned both but, not at the same time so cannot compare them perforance wise.
No uneducated guesses please.
fiddler.

ceasar · Sep 30, 2006

Fiddler,
Go back three threads in this Zeiss Forum and read the last 6 or so entries on Fieldbird's thread entitled "Zeiss Conquests which one." I think those are the best answers you are going to get, short of contacting Zeiss yourself.

Cordially,
Bob

SUPPRESSOR · Sep 30, 2006

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ceasar said:
Fiddler,
Go back three threads in this Zeiss Forum and read the last 6 or so entries on Fieldbird's thread entitled "Zeiss Conquests which one." I think those are the best answers you are going to get, short of contacting Zeiss yourself.

Cordially,
Bob

Thanks for that Bob.
fiddler.

lightshedder · Oct 24, 2006

FIDDLER said:
I know this subject has been disscused before in a general way but , can anyone give a more precise definition on Zeiss coatings ie what is the difference between T*P and T*P* I know the former is multi coated T* and is phase coated thats what the P stands for.In the latter T*P* does this mean the phase coating is multi coated or an improved formula. I have owned both but, not at the same time so cannot compare them perforance wise.
No uneducated guesses please.
fiddler.

There is no coating difference between T*P and T*P*. The * is read, in German, "star" and is part of the brand name: "T Star multi-coating" and "P Star phase coating". I have tried explaining to my German colleagues several times that in most English speaking countries we just don't get the same meaning, as we "read" the * differently.

S. Ingraham
Birding and Naturalist Product Specialist
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics
(just so you can judge the accuracy of the "guess".)

Swissboy · Oct 24, 2006

lightshedder said:
There is no coating difference between T*P and T*P*. The * is read, in German, "star" and is part of the brand name: "T Star multi-coating" and "P Star phase coating". I have tried explaining to my German colleagues several times that in most English speaking countries we just don't get the same meaning, as we "read" the * differently.

S. Ingraham
Birding and Naturalist Product Specialist
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics
(just so you can judge the accuracy of the "guess".)

So what is the "reading" of this * in English?

Pileatus · Oct 24, 2006

Swissboy said:
So what is the "reading" of this * in English?

Robert, the answer is very simple...
http://www.answers.com/topic/asterisk
John

Swissboy · Oct 25, 2006

John Traynor said:
Robert, the answer is very simple...
http://www.answers.com/topic/asterisk
John

Thanks John! Though I later remembered the term asterisk, I still liked to read a bit on that site.
I should add however, to get back to the topic, that also in German I never felt that asterisk had the meaning of a star in the sense of being superior. To me it is rather one of those tedious designations that seem to have no other purpose other that trying to be unique.

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