>
> "I wonder if the 100/2.8 just might be an exception to the
> "rules" here. I
> have a silver-nosed, non-MC marked lens that doesn't have any
> of the normal
> SC reflections, but has many of the normal MC reflections. Its serial
> number of 1306xx tells me that it is not a "new" lens by any
> means, but the
> silver nose and without MC markings it would have to be
> earlier than when
> the MC lenses took over. I wonder if Olympus had slipstreamed coating
> improvements into the line before the marketing department
> had a chance to
> get their slimy fingers involved."
>
My 100mm f2.8 has a black nose and shows the normal SC reflections, SN
1657xx which would be a bit newer than yours. Any chance yours may have had
a replacement front element ?
Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/
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