Yes, it's a silvernose. This refers to the bright finish on the front of the
filter ring, and other forward - facing components. They are "revered" only
because this is the earliest finish, and some find it more attractive. Most
lenses were originally single coated, and it's a pretty good bet that any
silvernose will be SC, *EXCEPT* certain lenses which were always MC. The F2
wide angles, 200/4 180/2.8 were all produced as silvernose with letter prefixes
and are *ALL* MC. (did I forget any?)
Julian
> is this a 'silvernose', if not what is one and why are they so revered? This
> is the first I've ever seen that may qualify for that title.
>
> At the moment this price looks low for UK but I expect it will jump just
> before the end of auction - what do you think it should fetch? No, I'm not
> bidding... no, no, no, no :-(
>
> regards
> Ian
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