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Re: [OM] 50mm f1.4 lens

Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm f1.4 lens
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 18:29:08 +0000
At 20:51 2/7/00 , Dirk Wright wrote:
>Is it multicoated? S/N over 1 million is very desirable. see the FAQ if 
>you don't know how to tell. 
>
>>What are the advantages over the 50mm f1.8 if it is not a silly 
>question?
>>
>
>The 50mm/f1.4mc (S/N > 1 million) is better than the corresponding 
>Leica lens, and almost as good as the Zuiko 50mm/f1.2, based on Modern 
>Photo tests and Gary Reese's tests. 

The originals were single coated.  The multi-coating apparently began
somewhere in the high 700k S/N's and should be marked MC.  A reformulated
multi-coated supposedly began with the S/N > 1 million.  From what I've
seen on the testing, the middle batch of MC's are also very good; better
than the original single-coated, but not quite as good as the last
reformulation.

I just got one of the high 700k S/N's MC's in like new condition and am
waiting on some photos to come back this week, including some shot from a
tripod.  Since I also have one of the older 50/1.8 SC F.Zuiko's and a
current 50/1.2 MC I will be subjectively comparing it to similar
photographs using the other two.

-- John

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