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Re: [OM] "Made in Japan" 50f1.8

Subject: Re: [OM] "Made in Japan" 50f1.8
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:00:34 -0600
There's only two non-Olympus Lenses, as far as I know, both made by Cosina.

The 35-70/3.5-4.8
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/veluwen/om-sif/lensgroup/35-70mmf35-48.htm
and
the 70-210/4.5-5.6
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/veluwen/om-sif/lensgroup/35-70mmf35-48.htm

I've never seen the 70-210, but the 35-70 is, uh, low-quality.

Tom

> Hans,
>
> Could you add that info (manufacturer) to the OM-SIF? That would be nice
to
> have appear on the listings, where known.
>
> ---
> Scott Gomez
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans van Veluwen [mailto:hcvanveluwen@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 15:00
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] "Made in Japan" 50f1.8
>
>
> :Some of my 50mm 1.8s have the S/N on the "bottom" and "Made in Japan" on
> the
> :front ring. These are later Zuikos, AFAIK, well before the present-day
> :Cosinas. I'm guessing the Cosina-made lenses will not have "Zuiko"
anywhere
>
> :on them, but it's just a guess.
>
> The Cosina zoom lenses have Zuiko on them:
> http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/veluwen/om-sif/lensgroup/35-70mmf35-48.htm
> http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/veluwen/om-sif/lensgroup/70-210mmf45-56.htm
>
>
> The 'Made in Japan' 50/1.8 was not made by Cosina.
>
>
> hnz
>
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