I even have a black nosed 55 mm f1.2 with slotted screws, s/n 153xxx, SC.
This lens could have had a nose job done by a previous owner, of course.
Daan
>Lars,
> I have two of the 55mm f1.2 lens, both have s/n in the 127xxx area and
>both have slotted screws.
>Rand E.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>LARS BUNDESEN wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> After reading Mark's mail, I took a look at my old 55/1.2.
>> It has the slotted screws, too, and the serial # 109826 (not far from
>> Mark's lens).
>>
>> I wonder if all 55 mm lenses have slotted screws, or is this just a
>> coincidence?
>>
>> Lars
>>
>> ----------
>> > Fra: Mark Marr-Lyon <o9938156@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Emne: Re: [OM] OM Leather Fetish, and other Oddities
>> > Dato: 25. maj 2000 17:49
>> >
>> > Gary Schloss wrote:
>> > >This topic has to do with the early "silver mose" Zuikos. Take a
>> > >look at the lens flange of any of your Zuikos. It is attached to the
>> > >lens by means of three Philips screws, right? Well, recently I picked
>> > >up an early silver nose Zuiko 100/2.8, serial no. 1040xx. Surprise,
>> > >surprise: it has _slotted_ screws. (Exciting, huh? I told you so.)
>> > >
>> > >Now, many manufacturers used slotted screws in their early (and I
mean:
>> > >EARLY!) lenses, e.g. Nikon, Konica, etc. But OM Zuikos? Nah, they are
>> > >too modern, right? Well, clearly I thought so, but apparently I was
>> > >wrong: some early OM lens batches were either made for Olympus by
>> someone
>> > >else, or were manufactured way, way before the OM bodies were ready.
>> > >So, does anyone else have early OM Zuikos with slottes screws? Pls
>> > >report. (Yes, I know that all the Pen F/FT Zuikos have slotted
screws,
>> > >but those are much smaller.)
>> >
>> > Well Gary, here are a couple more data points for you in this
>> > important quest for knowledge of yours! I have two silver-nose
>> > lenses. I knew my recently acquired 55/1.2 had slotted screws,
>> > since I just got done putting it back together after cleaning
>> > all the sand out of the focusing mechanism. It is SN 109921.
>> > Then I looked at my 35/2.8. Nope, Philips screws, but wait a
>> > minute! It is SN 109919! This of course begs the question,
>> > which must be at least as important as Gary's: does anyone have
>> > any Zuikos with matched serial nos?
>> >
>> > Mark Marr-Lyon
>> >
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