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    Less residual than Crizal Sapphire?

    are there any AR out there that have NOTICEABLY less residual color than Crizal Sapphire (as in, an optician could see the difference looking at someone wearing them from more than a few feet away) ?

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    A clear AR can be made the problem is the customer can’t see it so it is hard to convince them that it is present. It also is difficult to produce talk to your AR supplier to see if they offer a clear product. Green reflex is the choice because it is called broad band meaning you can have some deviation in the stack and the result will look consistent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ak47 View Post
    are there any AR out there that have NOTICEABLY less residual color than Crizal Sapphire (as in, an optician could see the difference looking at someone wearing them from more than a few feet away) ?
    I haven't seen an AR with less residual reflection than Sapphire. It's my favorite AR ever by far.
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    Quantum has their Natural AR. Very little reflex. My favorite.
    Kodak also has a version of clear AR.

    Lensman11 is, unfortunately, correct about consumer biases.
    I bend light. That is what I do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lensman11 View Post
    Green reflex is the choice because it is called broad band meaning you can have some deviation in the stack and the result will look consistent.
    Didn't I read elsewhere that it is the best reflex color to make less noticeable tiny scratches?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeHamm View Post
    I haven't seen an AR with less residual reflection than Sapphire. It's my favorite AR ever by far.
    +1

    Very much agreed, I love Sapphire.

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    @lensmanmd - what color is the minimal reflex on the Quantum Natural ?

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    is the residual on the Kodak Clean & Clear actually clear?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ak47 View Post
    @lensmanmd - what color is the minimal reflex on the Quantum Natural ?
    water grey with a very, very slight green. Almost imperceptible.

    very cool looking, might I add…
    I bend light. That is what I do.

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    The problem with AR produced in small RX labs is that they are produced together for lenses of different refractive index. the result is a different reflection for each index. In the image you can see a simulation of a standard AR +/- with different types of substrate (the lowest reflection is CR39, followed by MR8 / MR10 / MR174

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