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Determining the Age of a Canon Lens Using Serial Numbers and Date Codes How old is your Canon lens? With either the lens' serial number or date code, that question can be answered.

Canon has been transitioning to a 10-digit lens serial number (starting in 2008 with the ) and ending the inclusion of a separate manufacturing date code. While date codes and the shorter serial number are still found on some lenses, this inclusion will likely end completely. We loved the date code because it made aging a lens easy. However, now we can age a lens based on the serial number alone.

For information on determining the age of a pre-10-digit serial number lens, see the section on interpreting the old date code below. Determine the age of a Canon lens based on the 10-digit serial number To age a Canon lens using the 10-digital serial number, we dissect the serial number as follows: DD C SSSSSSS The DD is the key to the date the lens was manufactured - the production date code. The Canon lens date code chart is shown below.

Vinovino06 wrote: Just purchased the EOS 5D, I know the camera was released August 05. It was announced in August. I don't think that it came to market till later. Is there any way to tell if the camera I just purchased is from the initial batch of cameras that hit the market in 05 or from a newly manufactured batch in 06? Can you tell from the serial number?

The firmware version could possibly tell you if the camera if of a newer batch but that's only as good date-wise as the last firmware update date. Carmor Wood Stove Manual. Olga Johnson wrote: vinovino06 wrote: Just purchased the EOS 5D, I know the camera was released August 05. It was announced in August. I don't think that it came to market till later. Is there any way to tell if the camera I just purchased is from the initial batch of cameras that hit the market in 05 or from a newly manufactured batch in 06? Can you tell from the serial number? Ets2 Going East Dlc Activation Key more.

The firmware version could possibly tell you if the camera if of a newer batch but that's only as good date-wise as the last firmware update date. And it could have been updated by the store. If you buy it from a reputable store that does not pass used cameras as new, I don't see how you can buy a new camera that was produced last year, they should be new stock, since the camera sells quite well. It was announced in August 05 but hit shelves by October / November last year. There is no date stamp as such in S/N however you can check your fifth digit in the S/N. It started with 1 (or even 0 I'm not sure) and then was getting higher chronologically. I got mine in October 05 and it had 1 in the fifth position however I exchanged the initial one for another two weeks later and it came already with 2 in the fifth digit position.

Later people were reporting here having 5 or even 6 (summer 06). Now I have no clue what is the current batch number distributed today.

Be aware that the S/N at the bottom of your camera is the full one. The one displayed in the RAW software (from EXIF) does not have the first 0 digit so read the one from camera bottom. Also be aware that the 5D with 1 in the fifth position (very early batch) has some problems with firmware upgrade what has been confirmed officially by Canon. No other batch number has been affected by this as far as I know. I got my 5D from B&H around September 15, 2005, first batch. The Cover Letter Book James Innes Pdf File. Luckily I never have any firmware upgrade problem, including the latest one. Steven Bartek wrote: It was announced in August 05 but hit shelves by October / November last year.

There is no date stamp as such in S/N however you can check your fifth digit in the S/N. It started with 1 (or even 0 I'm not sure) and then was getting higher chronologically.