Hans van Veluwen wrote
>I have a German book that covers the OM-4 ( "OM-4, Fotografieren mit
>System") written by Gunter Lothert, published in 1985 by Laterna magica (and
>it's still available) that shows a 350/2.8 that's completely black, like
>"conventional" lenses, with white imprints on the hood. The OM System Lens
>Handbook that's also printed in 1985 shows the "normal" white version as it
>is made today. Was this black version really made, and if so, when was it
>replaced by the white one, or was this maybe some prototype?
This lens and the 250mm were both black in early Olympus brochures. I think
I have at least 2 such brochures.
Mike Bloor
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