Jeff,
I pulled out my 200/5 to check. It is a black nosed but with a serial
number smack in the middle of the posted silver nose range (1106xx).
Charlie
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Jeff Keller <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
>
> Your 116,xxx puts yours in the middle of the SC versions I've seen.
>
> silver nosed: 100248 - 111124
> black nosed: 111588 - 121624
> zuiko MC: 130291
>
> I'm sure my serial no. list has some errors. It helps build confidence or
> to
> investigate errors when I hear about others.
>
> It seems there were fewer 200/5 zuikos built than M-1 bodies.
>
> http://www.jkeller.com/zuiko-ser-nos.htm
>
>
> Jeff Keller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carlos J. Santisteban [mailto:zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 3:33 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] WTB: 200mm f5
>
> Hi Jeff and all,
>
>
> From: "Jeff Keller" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> >The Zuiko 200mm f5 was made in a MC version. Just going by the serial nos.
>
> >there were about 11,000 Ag Schnozzed; somewhere between 11,000 and 19,000
>
> >black nosed F. Zuiko 200mm f5 lenses.
>
>
> Mine (NOT for sale) is #116xxx, blacknosed and single-coated -- but, unlike
> the 135/3.5, this doesn't seem an issue with it.
>
>
> >I think I've seen about 3 MC lenses
>
> >show up on ebay but could only read one serial no. at about 130000.
>
>
> I believe there were some multicoated 200/5 with the 'Zuiko'-only
> lettering.
> Cheers,
> --
> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
> IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
> <http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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