RE: [OM] Zuiko 100-200/f5 (was Vivitar Ser.1 70-210)

[Wayne Harridge]

And along the same line, what about body numbers, e.g. did the OM-1n just
follow on from the OM-1 (md) or did they restart the numbers ?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hammons [SMTP:astair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 2:34 PM
> To:   olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      Re: [OM] Zuiko 100-200/f5 (was Vivitar Ser.1 70-210)
> 
> Here's a question for everyone:
> 
> Are the serial numbers on lenses within the
> lens type.  That is to say, if I have a 50mm F1.4
> lens with serial number 100,000, does that mean
> its the 100,000th 50mm F1.4 or does it mean its the
> 100,000th Zuiko, or ???
> 
> Seems that the 50mm F1.8 is usually numbered
> up above 1,000,000 wherease "rarer" lenses are
> numbered in the 1 to 2 hundered thousands.
> 
> Anyone know how Oly did their lens number scheme?
> 
> 
> Mark Hammons
> 
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