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[OM] Re: Unrecognised Zuiko zoom spotted

Subject: [OM] Re: Unrecognised Zuiko zoom spotted
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:13:51 +0800
Yes, it doesn't look like a prototype but if it really has over 2000pcs made 
it is a shame that non of us have seen this lens personally.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> On Tue, 3 May 2005 iwert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> This seems genuine enough. What is strange is the serial, prototypes are
>> normally in the 1000XX range, not like this one, in the 102XXX range. So
>> maybe a whole batch of say 2000 was made, but never sold. A few left the
>> package before destruction?
>
> It doesn't look like a prototype in the true sense of the word.  This 
> looks
> more like a production version, the serial number is very high and it has 
> the
> plant/date code stamped on the mount.  Since this lens did appear in some 
> of
> the Olympus brochures, I suspect the lens was actually marketed and then 
> killed
> very early on.  It's still a rare lense, but hardly a prototype.
> -mark


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