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Från: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Till: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Datum: den 23 februari 1998 16:20
Ämne: Re: [OM] F.Zuiko ... on 300mm f4.5
>At 07:31 AM 2/23/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>>Per,
>> It is my understanding that the full serial number is not made public
>>to avoid low life individuals from getting that information and then
>>claiming that it was stolen etc. and thereby raising a question as to
>>true ownership. Sad but true. IMHO
>>Rand E.
>
>Absolutely true. Excluding the last two numbers in a serial number string
>makes it difficult for someone to walk into a police station here in Canada
>and swear out a complaint stating that they just had one-hundred Zuiko
>300mm f/4.5 lenses stolen from them, with serial numbers in the
>oh-so-convenient range of XXXX00 to XXXX99. ;-)
>
>Besides, the last two numbers are virtually irrelevant in discussions
>centreing around manufacturing date, etc., unless of course your
>manufacturer only made 100 lenses in the last twenty years.
>
>Garth
>
Thanks Rand and Garth, I´ve got the message. You won´t see me using the full
serial number in any future lens discussion.
Best regards,
Per Nordenberg
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