Oh, dear! It seems to get more complicated the more I ask! :-)
Lex, you're gonna have to come to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and go
lens shopping with me! :-) For that matter, bring Tom and his credit card
with you! :-)))
I guess the only *real* way to know that a lens is multi-coated is if it has
an "MC" on it. Or, is someone gonna tell me that Olympus put "MC" on
some single-coated lenses??? I guess the other way to make sure it's
multi-coated is to stay with the lenses listed in the Unofficial Olympus OM
Zuiko Lens Page as always being multi-coated. Or, is this also subject to
Olympus' whims, too???
For that matter, am I making too much of wanting to stay with multi-
coated lenses??? If Lex gets multi-coated flaring instead of single-coated
flaring, then maybe it's not worth worrying about all that much???
Finally, maybe it'd be simpler to just as for some (hopefully)
straightforward advice... I'm looking for a Zuiko medium range telephoto
(i.e. no longer than 300mm) that will give me nice shots without costing
me an arm and a leg. Which would would folks suggest?
Don't worry, folks, if I sound confused. I spend 'bout 900f my life in
this state of mind! :-)
Chris
> The absence of a leading or trailing letter on either side of "Zuiko" isn't
> a reliable indicator of whether a lens is single- or multi-coated. At some
> point Olympus simply discontinued that method of designation. I'm not
> enough of a Zuikologist to know anything more.
>
> Lex
> ===
> >From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [OM] THE GRAIL! (Wuz "Vivitar 285 flash for Oly 75-150mm
> >lens...) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:16:19 -0700
> >
> >Lex Jenkins wrote:
> > >
> > > Yikes! The Holy Grail of Zuikos! A multi-coated 75-150/4. Stop the
> > > presses, call out the National Guard, frizzen the mizzenmast, hoist my
> > > petard!
> > >
> > > How much did they want?
> >
> >I will double check tomorrow or Tuesday and let you know. I am 99.9%
> >certain that there was no leading or trailing letter on the "Zuiko".
> >Does your 75/150 have a leading or trailing letter and if so which
> >letter?
> >
> >jh
>
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