If it is radioactive, you'd probably notice. I don't know what Gary
measured on the 55/1.2, but my 50/1.4 was registering about 4500
counts/min on the front, about 200 counts/min on the back, with a
background of about 20 counts/min.
Not all 55/1.2's are radioactive. The black nose version Gary tested was
not radioactive. Is your 55/1.2 a silver nose or black nose? It would be
interesting to know if they switched from silver to black when they
switched the design.
Mark Marr-Lyon
>Wow - I was excited to read that post about my Zuiko 55 f1.2 being
>possibly radioactive. So I took to the lab and put it on the slab -
>well
>I was disappointed. I checked it with two Geiger counters on the most
>sensitive settings and I could not detect anything. Well, I guess the
>meters
>I used are not the most sensitive and the background radiation is pretty
>
>high where I was located.
>
>I'll be interested to hear about any other measurements people are
>making.
>
>- -- Hank
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