Agreed, it’s a surprisingly usable lens.We can agree to disagree on some of this I hope. Finito to me is not a shelf whore and the lens is a great lens for overcast days. Polished carbon is the finish of the finish of the Ichiros and a XS colorway while carbon is simply carbon. Fun story, I discussed the Finito SE with Jim at RED and we ended the conversation with "Still undefeated".
We do agree that the old carbon is a better finish and that they are all etched with a serial (unless a sample is floating around that would likely say that on the arm. I wish that they had polished icons on the arms like the box shows...
Best!