I don't believe zooms have a letter. I know there are H.Zuikos (24/2.8, I
believe). It IS the letter that makes it an SC lens, as there are
blacknose, SC lenses.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross Orr" <voxbongo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:16 PM
Subject: [OM] I, Zuiko?
> I was interested in the comments here that it's really the E/F/G
> Zuiko designation which indicates an older single-coated lens, not a
> silver nose.
>
> The thought had crossed my mind that this naming scheme would get a
> little unwieldy when you got to zooms with up to 16 elements! (P.
> Zuiko, anyone?) But the idea is that the Zooms were always
> multicoated and just labeled "Zuiko"?
>
> What was the highest letter ever used in designating an older
> single-coat lens? Were there ever H or I Zuikos?
>
> cheers,
>
> -- Ross
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