I've never heard that any lens except the 55/1.2 had the radioactive glass.
This is definitely something new, if true. I'm skeptical.
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Subject: [OM] An interesting item on *bay
From: DACattani@xxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:06:38 EST
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
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>I noticed this 24mm f2.0, item #3850125401, and the seller describes:
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>"However, the lens has developed a yellowish cast to it due a thorium glass
>element. (Reads about 100 counts per minute on my geiger counter. Not
>dangerous, but interesting.) Serial number 100794."
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>I didn't know that the 24mm f2.0 had some of the radioactive elements. New
>data to me, and important since this is one that I [eventually] want to add
>to
>my collection. Anybody else have experience like this? The serial number is
>very early, so maybe Zuiko moved away from this at some point?
>
>Dave
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