Hi,
After reading Mark's mail, I took a look at my old 55/1.2.
It has the slotted screws, too, and the serial # 109826 (not far from
Mark's lens).
I wonder if all 55 mm lenses have slotted screws, or is this just a
coincidence?
Lars
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> Fra: Mark Marr-Lyon <o9938156@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Emne: Re: [OM] OM Leather Fetish, and other Oddities
> Dato: 25. maj 2000 17:49
>
> Gary Schloss wrote:
> >This topic has to do with the early "silver mose" Zuikos. Take a
> >look at the lens flange of any of your Zuikos. It is attached to the
> >lens by means of three Philips screws, right? Well, recently I picked
> >up an early silver nose Zuiko 100/2.8, serial no. 1040xx. Surprise,
> >surprise: it has _slotted_ screws. (Exciting, huh? I told you so.)
> >
> >Now, many manufacturers used slotted screws in their early (and I mean:
> >EARLY!) lenses, e.g. Nikon, Konica, etc. But OM Zuikos? Nah, they are
> >too modern, right? Well, clearly I thought so, but apparently I was
> >wrong: some early OM lens batches were either made for Olympus by
someone
> >else, or were manufactured way, way before the OM bodies were ready.
> >So, does anyone else have early OM Zuikos with slottes screws? Pls
> >report. (Yes, I know that all the Pen F/FT Zuikos have slotted screws,
> >but those are much smaller.)
>
> Well Gary, here are a couple more data points for you in this
> important quest for knowledge of yours! I have two silver-nose
> lenses. I knew my recently acquired 55/1.2 had slotted screws,
> since I just got done putting it back together after cleaning
> all the sand out of the focusing mechanism. It is SN 109921.
> Then I looked at my 35/2.8. Nope, Philips screws, but wait a
> minute! It is SN 109919! This of course begs the question,
> which must be at least as important as Gary's: does anyone have
> any Zuikos with matched serial nos?
>
> Mark Marr-Lyon
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