No, you may be right, but consider that the front element on the lens
shown DID have a yellowish or golden cast to it, as a result of the
anti-reflective coating applied.
I'd go look at mine, but it's in the window being irradiated by the sun,
to get rid of it's rear element yellow!  <g>

keith

Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote:
> 
> > What was funny or odd about the coating mentioned in the ad?
> > That he called it a golden color?
> 
> I guess that's it. It's not golden but rather yellow. The lens on auction is
> the infamous 50/1.4 with a radioactive element (or something like that - I
> don't remember) that caused yellowing. Therefore, the lens is mostly usable
> with B&W film.
> 
> Corect me if I'm wrong.
> 
> Regards,
> Lukasz
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