On Sat, Jun 10, 2000 at 11:59:56PM +0000, John A. Lind wrote:
>
> Of related interest I dredged out a lens brochure circa 1980 that came with
> the OM-10 I bought:
>
> Brochure C65E-380D:
I`m collecting informations like this, to figger out, how the zuik`s changed
over the time.
I have two brocures on from 5/1978 the other from 5/1982.
Lens overview from Brocure from 5/1978 (IEMZLG 0578 30MT):
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Type Lens MC? *
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Fisheye 8mm f/2.8
16mm f/3.5
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Super Wide 18mm f/3.5 Y
Angle --------
21mm f/3.5
24mm f/2 Y
24mm f/2.8
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Wide Angle 28mm f/2 Y
28mm f/3.5
35mm f/2 Y
35mm f/2.8
35mm f/2.8 Shift
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Standard 55mm f/1.2
50mm f/1.4
50mm f/1.8 (old 6-5 version)
50mm f/3.5 Macro Y
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Zoom -----
75-150mm f/4
-----
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Telephoto 85mm f/2 ( old 6-4 version)
100mm f/2.8
135mm f/2.8 Y
135mm f/3.5
-----
200mm f/4 Y
200mm f/5
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Super 300mm f/4.5
Telephoto 400mm f/6.3
600mm f/6.5
1000mm f/11
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Bellows 20mm f/3.5
Macro 38mm f/3.5
80mm f/4 (old version)
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> Your Brocure from 3/1980:
> ----------------------------------
> Type Lens MC? *
> ----------------------------------
> Fisheye 8mm f/2.8
> 16mm f/3.5
> ----------------------------------
> Super Wide 18mm f/3.5 Y
> Angle 21mm f/2 Y
> 21mm f/3.5
> 24mm f/2 Y
> 24mm f/2.8
> ----------------------------------
> Wide Angle 28mm f/2 Y
> 28mm f/3.5
> 35mm f/2 Y
> 35mm f/2.8
> 35mm f/2.8 Shift
> ----------------------------------
> Standard 55mm f/1.2
> 50mm f/1.4 Y
> 50mm f/1.8
> 50mm f/3.5 Macro Y
> ----------------------------------
> Zoom 35- 70mm f/3.6 Y
> 75-150mm f/4
> 85-250mm f/5 Y
> ----------------------------------
> Telephoto 85mm f/2 Y
> 100mm f/2.8
> 135mm f/2.8 Y
> 135mm f/3.5
> 180mm f/2.8 Y
> 200mm f/4 Y
> 200mm f/5
> ----------------------------------
> Super 300mm f/4.5
> Telephoto 400mm f/6.3 Y
> 600mm f/6.5 Y
> 1000mm f/11 Y
> ----------------------------------
> Bellows 20mm f/3.5 Y
> Macro 38mm f/3.5 Y
> 80mm f/4 Y
> ----------------------------------
Lens overview Brocure from 5/1982 (IEMZLG 0582.25 MT) :
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Type Lens MC? *
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Fisheye 8mm f/2.8
16mm f/3.5 Y
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Super Wide 18mm f/3.5 Y
Angle 21mm f/2 Y
21mm f/3.5 Y
24mm f/2 Y
24mm f/2.8 Y
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Wide Angle 28mm f/2 Y
28mm f/2.8! Y
35mm f/2 Y
35mm f/2.8 Y
35mm f/2.8 Shift
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Standard 55mm f/1.2
50mm f/1.4 Y
50mm f/1.8 Y (old 6-5 design)
50mm f/3.5 Macro Y
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Zoom 35- 70mm f/3.6 Y
Zoom 35- 70mm f/4 Y
75-150mm f/4
85-250mm f/5 Y
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Telephoto 85mm f/2 Y (new 5-4 design)
100mm f/2.8 Y
135mm f/2.8 Y
135mm f/3.5
180mm f/2.8 Y
200mm f/4 Y
200mm f/5 Y
----------------------------------
Super 300mm f/4.5 Y
Telephoto 400mm f/6.3 Y
600mm f/6.5 Y
1000mm f/11 Y
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Bellows 20mm f/3.5 Y
Macro 38mm f/3.5 Y
80mm f/4 Y (new design)
135mm f/4.5 Y
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Telekonverter 2xA
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> * Most of the faster lenses listed above eventually became MC lenses. If
> your lens is an "MC" and it doesn't show a "Y" in the table, it's because
> it wasn't an "MC" in 1980 and you have a later version of the lens. If
> your lens isn't an "MC" but the table shows a "Y" for it, then you have an
> earlier version of the lens.
Yes, but as soon as all lenses got MC, the later MC versions were`nt marked
any-more.
MC was regarded as standart. When has this change happend?
>
> Notably missing in 1980 leading me to conclude they are newer designs:
> 24mm f/3.5 Shift -> late 1984
> 28mm f/2.8 -> early 1981
> 28-48 f/4 Zoom -> middle 1992
> 35-70 f/3.6, -> middle 1978
> 35-70 f/4, -> early 1981
35-70 f/3.5~4.5, -> 84-85 ?
35-70 f/3.5~4.8 Zooms ----> 199?
> 35-80 f/2.8 -> 1994 PHOTOKINA with OM3 Ti
> 35-105 f/3.5~4.5 Zoom -> beginning of 1993
> All zooms with a long end above 150mm
4/65-200 -> End 1984
5/85-250 -> mid 1978
5/100-200 -> mid 1982
> 40mm f/2 -> End of 1983
> 50mm f/1.2 -> End of 1982
> 50mm f/2 Macro -> End of 1984
> 90mm f/2 Macro -> ?? 1996
> 100mm f/2 -> announced 1975, realised1984 :-)
> 135mm f/4.5 Bellows Macro -> 1980 with the Auto-Macrotubus
4/80 1:1 Auto Macro, new design -> 1980
> All of the faster Bellows Macro lenses -> mid 1983
> All the super-speed, super telephoto lenses
180 f/2 -> mid 1985 ??
250 f/2 -> early 1985
350 f/2.8 ->end 1984
180 f/2.8 -> mid 1978
> No mention is made of the 2X-A or 1.4X-A Teleconverters.
2xA -> early 1981
1.4xA -> end 1984 ?
> Extension tubes may have existed then but are not in the brochure.
Yes, and they changed from non-auto to auto.
This are the results of my obervations. Comment, correction and adittion`s are
welcome.
Frieder Faig
>
> -- John
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