Re: [OM] THE GRAIL! (Wuz "Vivitar 285 flash for Oly 75-150mm lens...)

[Lex Jenkins]

To further (or confuse) the cause, here's a list of Zuikos with the "MC" 
designation from my - presumably - 1978 manual: 18/3.5; 24/2; 28/2; 35/2; 
50/3.5 macro; 35-70/3.6; 85/2; 135/2.8; 180/2.8; 200/4; 400/6.3; 600/6.5; 
1000/11; 20/3.5 macro; 38/3.5 macro; 80/4 macro.
Nope, no "MC" designation for any of the normal lenses.  And nowhere that I 
can find does the manual specifically state that "MC" represents 
multi-coated.
Supposedly muddy water makes it easier to catch fish.  Or gather no moss.  
Somethin' like that.
Lex
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> From: ZuikoholicRI@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] THE GRAIL! (Wuz "Vivitar 285 flash for Oly 75-150mm 
> lens...)
> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:35:17 EDT
>
> In a message dated 07/30/2000 1:38:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Among the zooms, I know the following were either MC at the outset or
> >  became MC at some point:
> >    35-70 f/3.6
> >    35-105 f/3.5~4.5
> >    85-250 f/5
> >
> >  I believe, but am not certain, the 65-200 also was or went MC.  Of 
> course,
> >  the 35-80 f/2.8 has always been MC.  I would be greatly surprised to 
> see an
> >  MC example of the 75-150/4.  It and the 28/3.5 were heavily targeted in
> >  Oly's marketing for the OM-10 (and its successor) buyer/user.
>
> I'm fairly certain that the 75-150 was the only Oly zoom that ever was SC.
> All other zooms were always MC. My 1984 edition of The OM System Lens
> Handbook clearly says that the 75-150/4 was multicoated (quote: "Optical
> construction: 15 elements in 11 groups, multi-coated" end quote). I believe
> that the last of the 75-150's were multi-coated, but they seem to be fairly
> rare.
>
> Hope this clears things up a bit (yes, I'm being sarcastic),
>
> Paul Schings
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