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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: Steve Goss <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 22:55:32 -0600
Skip-
I take it you mean OM lenses. The 50/1.4 for the Olympus FTL also had 
radioactive glass.

Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa

Skip Williams wrote:

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