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This Video Shows You How Effective Nikon’s Fluorine Lens Coatings Are

Chris Gampat
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05/23/2014
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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G Lens GServo-20131231-0044-2

Last Updated on 05/23/2014 by Chris Gampat

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G Lens GServo-20131231-0044-2

Nikon has a special fluorine coating on many of their lenses. And not too long ago, Nikon Japan published a video of just how effective this coating is. First off, fluorine coatings help to ensure that liquids don’t smudge or become problematic when they hit the glass surfaces. In the video after the jump, Nikon has demonstrated how effective this coating actually is.

Of course, most photographers are also very protective of their lenses and often see liquids as the equivalent of kryptonite. Lenses are obviously built and designed much more sturdy than this, but it’s nice to know that you’ve got some extra protection just in case.

As a quick reminder, there are also tons of Nikon bundle deals still available right now.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.