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[OM] Re: An interesting item on *bay (radioactive 24/2?)

Subject: [OM] Re: An interesting item on *bay (radioactive 24/2?)
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 23:31:46 -0500
I've never heard that any lens except the 55/1.2 had the radioactive glass.  
This is definitely something new, if true.  I'm skeptical.  

Skip


----- Original Message ---------------

Subject: [OM] An interesting item on *bay
   From: DACattani@xxxxxxx
   Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:06:38 EST
     To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx

>
> 
>I noticed this 24mm f2.0, item #3850125401, and the seller describes:
> 
>"However, the lens has developed a yellowish cast to it due a thorium glass  
>element. (Reads about 100 counts per minute on my geiger counter. Not 
>dangerous,  but interesting.) Serial number 100794."
> 
>I didn't know that the 24mm f2.0 had some of the radioactive elements. New  
>data to me, and important since this is one that I [eventually] want to add  
>to 
>my collection. Anybody else have experience like this? The serial number is  
>very early, so maybe Zuiko moved away from this at some point?
> 
>Dave
>
>
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