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Does anyone know if the various brands of lens matters, e.g. Nikon v Hoya v Carl Zeiss... I have pretty bad vision, -9.0 and astigmatism so the optometrist rec
by anonintons 9y ago
Does anyone know if the various brands of lens matters, e.g. Nikon v Hoya v Carl Zeiss...
I have pretty bad vision, -9.0 and astigmatism so the optometrist recommend I get 1.74 high index lenses from Nikon [1], because according to him, it would be "harder/more impact resistant" and the quality would be better.
I also got additional coatings, like anti-reflective, blue light, UV, etc...
So I'm just wondering, if the brand actually matters or are they also all made by a single large factory? Are Nikon lenses that much better than the generic ones from Warby Parker?
1. http://nikonlenswear.com/products/see-series/seecoat-plus http://nikonlenswear.com/products/see-series/seecoat-plus
- walterbell 9y agoNikon has a joint venture with Essilor (soon to be Luxottica), so their lenses are very similar: https://www.essilor.com/en/medias/news/nikon-essilor-15-years-of-partnership/ https://www.essilor.com/en/medias/news/nikon-essilor-15-year... & https://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/56186-Nikon-vs-Essilor-Lenses https://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/56186-Nikon-... Here is a chart on lens materials: http://64.50.176.246/tools/materials.php http://64.50.176.246/tools/materials.php