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Originally Posted by gars
I think there are ways to check the date code through the serial (correct me if i'm wrong). If you happen upon a retailer that has a lot of older stock, I'd steer clear, but newer (from the past few years) ones should be fine.
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I'm not sure if that's the case with Sigma. Worst case you can call Sigma and try to nail down a date with a serial.
I think the new ones (last year or so) have a different finish than the original- it doesn't have the "speckled" coating (grippy is the best way to describe it). New ones are quite smooth.
And I didn't know that about Leica and Zeiss. I guess that's why you pay the premium
