Re: [OM] Of Alaska, Photography, and Work

[Ken Norton]

> > 5. Silvernosed is bonus.
> To a collector, perhaps.
>
> But all evidence I've seen (including my own tests) are that the later the 
> serial number, the better the lens, and all the silver-nosed ones were at the 
> beginning of the run.

You are absolutely correct, except for the extremely rare exception.
The mid-series 100/2.8 is arguably better than the last ones. The 35/2
is another that has a different character across the series. The 85/2
is another lens that has tremendous variation in design that
influences things beyond pure specifications. But as a general rule,
you are correct.

That said, my favorite OM Zuikos have slid around a bit. The
silvernosed (mid-series) 35/2 is by far my favorite art lens. The 28/2
is my favorite landscape lens. The 100/2 is better on the 6D than the
100/2.8 due to purple-fringing, but otherwise, the 100/2.8 is still
better on everything else. The 24/2.8 has sat idle now that the 21/3.5
an 28/2 are in the fold. Absent those two lenses, an my 24/2.8 remains
a favorite. On the long end, the 300/4.5 is still bonkers good.

AG Schnozz
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