I don't know whether my 35mm f2.8 is single or multi-coated. It is not marked
MC. Its serial number is 216689. Perhaps someone can help out. As I learned
from Tom, early multi-coated lenses bore the designation MC, but after all
lenses became multi-coated, they dropped the designation. So everybody break
out their 35mm f2.8 and let's see if we can find the version marked MC with the
lowest serial number.
Tom Scales wrote:
> In a nutshell:
>
> black = new
> silver = old
>
> It's more complicated than that, but the earliest Zuikos were silvernosed.
> In the 'slower' lenses (such as the 35/2.8 - I own a silvernose), it means
> that it is single coated (SC). On the faster lenses, such as the wide f/2
> lenses, it's not that easy as most of them have always been multi-coated,
> but some of them have gone through improvements.
>
> All that said, I like the 35/2.8. It is very small and light. With this
> being a black nose, it is a newer version (although I don't know if it is
> MC -- only Franklin can tell us that).
>
> Tom
>
> > On 6 Oct 2000, at 18:33, Franklin Berryman wrote:
> >
> > > Having just purchased a couple of lenses from a fellow list member, I
> find
> > > myself in need of selling my 35mm f2.8 Zuiko, It is the "black nose"
> > > version...
> >
> > Okay, maybe I'm getting old and senile, or maybe I just can't remember.
> > But, someone wanna tell me the difference between the "black nose"
> > and "silver nose" lenses (*besides* the color of the ring on the business
> > end, that is!)??? In other words, which is "better" or "newer" or
> > whatever???
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chris
> >
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