On 12/6/2012 4:11 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Well, it certainly sounds like you have a real MC lens but the serial
> number is definitely an outlier to the original survey. But who knows
> if the original survey is correct or whether Olympus produced batches of
> lenses in different serial number ranges. Afterall, I'm sure they
> didn't set out to do anything with serial numbers other than to call
> every lens unique. :-)
I have read that lens assemblers pulled parts out of bins at random, including
the one with lens rings in them. Thus,
serial numbers were only indicative of a batch, at best.
Serially Numeral Moose
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