That would be either a type 3 or 4. Type 3 would say MC on the name ring,
type 4 would not.
----------------------------------------------------
John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 Turnaround 5-7 weeks
----------------------------------------------------
----- Original Message -----
From: "carlos martinez" <pottyman@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:58 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Camera Quandary - OM vs. N*kon vs L*ica
> Ok now I'm confused.
> my two 50mm 1.8s have the serial #s on the back closest to the camera
> and say Japan on the front (not made in Japan)
> are these the old or new??
>
> Moose wrote:
>
> >
> > You mention lenses again below, but never tell us what Zuiko 50/1.8 you
> > have. It can make a huge difference. If you bought yours in 1976, it's
> > just not fair to compare it to a modern ASPH Summiron. They made
> > millions of 50/1.8s over many years and there were at least 5 design
> > changes over that time. My original 1973 version is not a stellar
> > performer, ok for snapshots, but....... The last series are called "miJ"
> > here because the serial number, which was on the front ring on all
> > earlier versions and the 'made in Japan' designation, which was back on
> > the rear, switched places on these lenses. This latest version is a
> > really good lens, conpetitive with any 50mm out there. The miJ Zuiko
> > outperformed a Summicron-M 50/2 in Gary's tests.
>
>
The olympus mailinglist olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: mailto:olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe
To contact the list admins: mailto:olympusadmins@xxxxxxxxxx?subject="Olympus
List Problem"
|