I have got all three of them.
The first two varieties, the *M* and the *L M* have this weird lens lock
system, like the 9-18mm has and the filter thread is 40.5mm
The third the *II R M MSC* has a filter thread of 37mm
2016-04-18 23:02 GMT+02:00 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 4/18/2016 4:01 AM, Frank wrote:
>
>> Even more pedant ;-): the E-PL1 had the older 14-42mm with a plastic mount
>> as kitlens. It has an additional 'L' on the front lens, if I remember
>> correctly.
>>
>
> I've not seen any first gen 14-42 in person, and didn't know about that
> difference. I would have no objection to a plastic mount on such a light
> lens. (I have somehow accumulated a couple of the II version.)
>
> The same optics though.
>>
>
> More importantly, the same mechanics, so still slow to focus. When the
> E-P1 came out, one big complaints was the slow AF. When Oly redesigned the
> 14-42 to their MSC standard, it changed that.
>
> Mounted Moose
>
>
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