I've taken apart two early SC 50/1.4 lenses. The earliest one definitely
had more expensive to manufacture mechanics than the later one. Don't have
the serial numbers ready at hand though.
Chip Stratton
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of C.H.Ling
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 9:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm Lens Versions
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>
> Gary, you are driving up the price of 50/1.4 ;-) fortunately I have
> one with S/N > 1,100,000, but unfortunately it has some cleaning
> marks, but it still perform very well. I have went through some
> 50/1.4s, they were:
>
> Silver nose SC S/N 3xx,xxx poor wide open especially close distance,
> fine at F2.8.
> Black nose SC S/N 5xx,xxx very good resolution.
> Black nose (SC?) S/N 6xx,xxx, resolution between the 3xx and 8xx.
> Black nose MC S/N 8xx,xxx not so good as compared to 5xx SC above and
> the >1,100,000 that I have.
> MC S/N > 1,100,000, resolution similar to 5xx.
>
> The SC 5xx I have is an exceptional one, which is the best 50/1.4 (in
> resolution) I have ever seen.
>
> One point I'm not quite sure, seems that starting from 5xx,xxx the
> construction of 50/1.4 was not changed (except coating), the different
> in performance might be came from the manufacturing, as the production
> quantity of 50/1.4 was very high, tooling or fixture might wear and
> changed a few times during the whole manufacturing history.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> Gary Reese wrote:
> > ...........
> > Actually, $232 is the highest price ever paid for one (an MC2) on eBay,
> > with a few others above $168. I believe OM List subscriber Gary Schloss
> > holds the sales record for an MC1 at $155 (9+ condition). Basically,
> > fine examples of MC1 and MC2 demand high prices, unless they were
> > sleeper auctions.
> >
> > You won't see in my SQF data the difference between the MC1 and MC2
> > because I didn't record the serial numbers, except to say they were
> > >1,000,000. Initially, I didn't know there was a multi-coating version
> > difference. But I've tested three MC2's and they are "better" than the 2
> > or 3 MC1's I've tested. Of couse I kept the best I ever tested. (Nope,
> > it isn't for sale even at $233). I'll try and sort out what is what
> > some day and revise the lens test text.
> >
> > Bottom line: you have to know the coating to know the value.
> >
> > Gary Reese
> > Las Vegas, NV
> >
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