That's right!
John
Gary Schloss wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> >The only thing that makes silver ringed versions special is that you
> >know up front they are NOT multicoated. Silver ringed versions are
> >of less value as far as I'm concerned.
>
> This is not necessarily the case. I have seen quite a few 35mm F2
> lenses that have silver rims, and are most DEFINITELY multicoated,
> i.e. they are marked MC, and have plenty of green reflections.
>
> Recently, I sold one such lens to Mahlon H. There may be other
> Zuikos with similar characteristics, e.g. the 21/f2 and 24/f2,
> whose external mechanical construction is very similar to 35/f2.
>
> One final comment -- about the silver rimmed 50/f1.8 Zuiko. It's
> all-metal, whereas later versions have plenty of pl*stic. This may
> be true of other Zuikos as well.
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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