Mamiya 90mm f/3.5 "W" vs. non-"W"

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Archive 2009 · Mamiya 90mm f/3.5 "W" vs. non-"W"

scottnichol
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p.1 #1 · Mamiya 90mm f/3.5 "W" vs. non-"W"

i recently was able to borrow a friend's Mamiya RZ67 and we've agreed that he's going to sell it to me. the lens he has for it is a 140mm macro and while this is a wonderful lens, its a bit long for some of the work i do. i'm looking at buying a good quality used 90mm f/3.5 from KEH.

the thing that's confusing me is that some of them are listed as:

90 F3.5 (77) MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS

and others are listed as:

90 F3.5 W (77) MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS

does anyone know what the W signifies?

thanks,
scott

Jul 20, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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p.1 #2 · Mamiya 90mm f/3.5 "W" vs. non-"W"

The W means that it is slightly newer than the non-w. The W is the current version, IIRC, it was introduced along with the RZ67 Pro II. There is no optical difference, besides maybe slightly revised coatings, if anything.

Jul 20, 2009 at 11:24 PM


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