

All lenses have serial numbers (which on Canon lenses are 5- to 10-digit numeric), and in addition some have date codes. As da_nige says, these things like UT0308 aren't serial numbers, they're date codes.

The location of where the serial number can be displayed is highlighted on the below image –. On certain models the serial number will be proceeded by the letters “NO.” whereas on other models only a number will be displayed.

This will be displayed on the bottom of the battery grip.

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My last finding is that it might be the number at the extreme right below the longest bar code but I need to be sure! Many different opinion online so I ask your help. I have the stickers found on the box but can't figure out which one would be the serial. Problem is that I need the serial number to get the rebates. I recently bought a few lenses that I shipped to my place in AK buy I wont be there before March. Some older Canon lenses are stamped with a manufacturing code consisting of two letters and (typically) four numbers. Canon lens date codes and EF lens chronology Lens manufacturing codes. 'F' would mean Canon's 1,200 employee, 1,300,000 sf (125,000 m^2) Fukushima plant founded in 1970.Me myself and camera wrote: Hi guys, I'm trying to work out which number on my lens box is the serial number, I have got the canon 10-18mm stm lens. The first letter, 'U,' means Canon's 3,000 employee, 750,000 sf (75,000 m^2) lens plant in Utsunomiya, Japan, founded in 1977. Canon has been stamping date codes on cameras and lenses since about 1960.These codes are explained in a number of places, but most explanations gloss over the existence of two slightly different formats. The code “V1015” on my Canon New FD50mm f/1.4 indicates that it was manufactured in October 1981.And my friend could have bought a camera 2 months ago and took 20,000 photos for his time lapse. For example, I could have bought a camera 2 years ago, only took 200 photos then put it away or something. Thus, people want to know the number of shutter actuation. Is there any place where I could find a listing of Canon F-1 serial numbers indicating the year that they were made? Dainis, #1. Discussion in 'Canon FD' started by James G.
