All of that is true, but this case is easier. Silvernose = SC, EXCEPT 21/2,
24/2 and 28/2.
Tom
> The survey shows that serial# well into SC territory. If it says
> "E.ZUIKO" it's SC, "ZUIKO MC" for MC. The 'MC' designation was not
> dropped until much higher serial#s. The only other possible way it could
> be MC is that the front ring was replaced during a repair.
>
> This reflection business is tricky. I have 2 "Vivitar 2X Macro Focusing
> Teleconverter MC"s. they are absolutly identical in every way I can find
> except the reflections are different. One one there are rather pure
> colors of green, yellow and magenta. On the other, the green and yellow
> are softer, more pastel, and the other is somewhere between magenta and
> orange. No serial#s, so I have no idea which is newer. I'll bet I would
> never see any difference in pictures, no matter how hard I might look,
> so I'm not going to.
>
> Moose
>
> Ian Manners wrote:
>
> >Hi Josh
> >
> >>The 200 is a silvernose, but the reflections are green and purple.
> >>Can a silver nose be MC? S/N 156873 I
> >>
> >
> >The 200mm F4 SilverNose I have here is Single Coat, SN: 119266
> >The 100mm F2.8 Silver Nose is also Single Coated, SN: 104855
> >The 50mm F1.4 Silver Nose is also Single Coated, SN: 368185
> >
> >I can see the distinct purple, and a slight green in the secondary
> >reflections which is normal, its bounced off the SC a couple of times
> >or you might be looking at the lens under a Flouro tube as I am :-)
> >
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