Originally posted by RR84 Thanks Droo for the incredibly detailed history on the ST50/1.4.
The S/N of my example
pictured is 978000. According to your info, would it be correct to assume it is the last one made from the third batch?
My pleasure
You made me get my act together and write something on that model.
Thank you for the SN.
You might have noticed I collect them.
Regards
Drop
---------- Post added 06-14-16 at 05:10 PM ----------
Hi RR84,
Something else about the earlier batches I didn't mention.
According to records the earliest copies have half-stops between all main positions on the aperture ring; and later copies lose both the first and last half-stops viz. between f16-f11 and f2-f1.4. (Later, meaning from about the second or third batch.)
I have one from the third batch like yours that is intermediate between those two states in having lost only one; the F16-f11 half -stop, but it retains the half-stop between f2-f1.4.
Would you kindly check your 978000 to see if any half stops are missing and let me know the result?
Please?
Thank you,
Drop