Charlie,
All the early Zuiko lenses had silver front rings. They began to be
replaced by black front rings later in the line's history. Maybe others
know more info and more date details. This ties into the ever-recurring
discussion on Single-Coated vs. Multi-Coated Zuiko lenses too. Most all of
the silver-nosed lenses were single coated and most of the black-nosed
lenses are multi-coated, but that's not a hard-fast guide. See the
following FAQ and links for more info:
http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/olympus.faq.html
http://www.datasync.com/~farrar/zuiko.html
http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/veluwen/om-sif.htm
Skip
At 02:24 PM 9/1/00 +0000, you wrote:
Greetings to all,
Some time ago I purchased a small group of Zuiko lenses. Amongst them
is a 135mm f3.5 which quite honestly I've never used very often. I used
it the other day and noticed for the first time that the leading edges of
the lens, hood and aperture ring are polished bright aluminum. Is this
the famous silvernose lens I've seen mentioned on these postings? Besides
being a very attractive lens, is there any other significance to this
style? None of my other Zuikos have this feature. I have no idea of the
lens' age. The serial No. is in the 150000 range. Thanks.
Charlie Geilfuss
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