Thanks to @ll for informations to serial numbers.
if i´ve realized the order of the system, that would be THE thrill for a
real zuikoist: to get all lenses with the same number . . .
Christoph
Am 04.05.2003 17:32 Uhr schrieb "Garth Wood" unter <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> At 10:42 AM 5/4/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>> Good morning zuikoholics,
>>
>> does i.e. the serial number 150795 on my 2/35 mean, that this is the
>> 150795th of all 2/35, or does it mean, it ist the 150795th lens from the
>> OM-system?
>>
>> Please, may somebody explain?
>
>
> Well, I'll chime in with my understanding (which is probably wrong 8^> ).
>
> Each Zuiko starts at an index serial number (which I was always under the
> impression was the number 100,000). Thus, the first production model of (say)
> a 35/2 would be either serial number 100,000 or 100,001 (not sure which). A
> 40/2 can have an identical serial number to a 35/2 (or any other Zuiko) since
> they all start from an index number. It's the serial number of the model, not
> of every different lens configuration in the OM System. (Imagine what a
> nightmare of tracking *that* would be!)
>
>
> Garth
>
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