Dear Zuiks/Zuikettes:
It looks like we are yet again embarked on our (quarterly?) relentless
pursuit of "Truth in Multi-Coating" :-), so let me add to a few comments
made thus far.
Rand E. Tomcala wrote:
>I believe the exceptions to this rule, the way it is shaping up, are the
>"S" series as noted in the FAQ. The "S" series, as recently mentioned,
>were the "consumer grade" among the Zuiko's. My 100-200 follows also,
>ie black nose but no real sign of MC.
My 100-200, ser.#1569xx is definitely, very visibly MC. AFAIK, all
S-series zooms were MC, although there is some doubt as to whether
the 4 S-series zooms were made by Olympus, or farmed out to a sub-
contractor, in which case their MC recipes may be different from OLY.
Bill Rice wrote:
>>I have the same scenario with my 75-150/f4. It has a black nose and
>>high serial number but the reflections are purple and cream. I've
>>been unable to verify this lens had a MC version.
The OM Lens Handbook claims that this zoom is MC. Mine is ser.#3044xx,
and shows no blue/green reflections. The OM Lens Group brochure from
09/80 mentions only 3 zooms: 35-70/f3.6 and 85-250/f5 are specifically
designated MC, whereas the 75-150/f4 is not. Assuming that the Handbook
doesn't lie (oops, sooo sorry, I meant: mislead), it is possible that
in 75-150, Olympus's first zoom, a different MC formula was used.
Giles Stewart wrote (about his 300/f4.5 F.Zuiko):
> Then one day I noticed a very subdued greenish reflection - sort of
> a british racing green with a touch of blue. I noticed it in direct
> sunlight. The main reflected colour is bronzy/straw colour.
Giles, I think the color you saw is called "Emerald Green", and it can
be observed in SC Zuikos only when they are transported to Ireland. :-)
Also, someone wrote (sorry, I couldn't find the original message) that
the 200/f4 Zuiko was always black nose and MC. Not true -- on both
counts!! (and I have proof, of course :-))
Finally, I'd like to remind every single owner of those grossly inferior
SC Zuikos, that I am prepared to unburden you of them -- at a very fair
price of US$1.00 per ounce. :-)
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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