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[OM] Re: Attention 85 mm owners AGAIN (!)

Subject: [OM] Re: Attention 85 mm owners AGAIN (!)
From: "Tom Scales" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:02:45 -0500
You can't use that as an absolute.  Perhaps on the 85/2, but not across the 
Zuiko line.  For example, all the fast/wides were always MC.  The 21/2, 
24/2, 28/2.  Even the silvernose ones.

Good rule of thumb, but with exceptions.

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralf Loi" <ralf_loi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <oiwert@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:26 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Attention 85 mm owners AGAIN (!)


> Olaf,
> silvernose has nothing to do with coating. There are silvernosed lenses MC
> and blacknosed lenses SC.
> Assuming that the front ring is original, if there is written X-ZUIKO
> (where X is a letter from A to H), then it is SC.
> If there is written ZUIKO MC or simply ZUIKO then it is MC.
> This is only valid for non zoom and non special purpose lenses (macro,
> shift).
> That said, for the 85 mm I suspect a sn of 110xxx should be SC.
> IIRC mine is MC w/o marks, it has a sn > 200xxx and has a green 
> reflection,
> but I don't have it in hands now.
>
> Ralf Loi
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