----- Original Message -----
From: Barry B. Bean <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko medium tele lenses
> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 23:49:50 +0000, Giles wrote:
>
> >Whether it is MC or not can be determined if you Look at the front ring
on the lens
> >and observe how the word ZUIKO is inscribed. F. ZUIKO, G. ZUIKO, H.
ZUIKO, etc., is
> >an SC lens. ZUIKO MC is an MC lens. The word ZUIKO by itself, with no
preceeding
> >letter or no suceeding MC is also an MC lens."
>
> I have never heard that.
>
> BBB
My "Zuiko" only lenses reflect white halogen light with a distinctively blue
/ green tinge from either end and I assume they are MC. My lenses with a
leading alpha reflect a blue or blue / yellow tinge and I assume they are
SC. The presence of green is indicative of MC or so one is led to believe
from Lee Hawkins' and others' web sites.
jh
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