Lens manufacturing codes
- The Canon F-1 is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Canon of Japan from March 1971 until the end of 1981, at which point it had been superseded by the New F-1 launched earlier that year. The Canon FD lens mount was introduced along with the F-1, but the previous Canon FL -mount lenses and older R- series lenses were also compatible.
- Normal: Canon 50mm f0.95, Schneider 50mm f0.95, Hexanon 57mm f1.2, Hexanon 40mm f1.8, Taylor hobson 50mm f1.8, Cooke Kinetal 50mm f1.8, Canon EF 28mm f2.8, Leica 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 Mega O.I.S., Carl Zeiss Contax Distagon 18mm f4, Carl Zeiss Contax Planar T. 50mm f1.4, Carl Zeiss Contax 35mm f1.4, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T. 28-70mm f3.5-5.6 Macro.
Canon Date Codes. Because they are chronological, serial numbers usually do tell the approximate age of a Canon SLR or SLR lens, but Canon Inc. Minecraft the hidden versions. Has never put out any sort of public information about serial numbers. However, the is another way to get the information about a camera body or lens.
Some older Canon lenses are stamped with a manufacturing code consisting of two letters and (typically) four numbers.
Before 1986, the code may be in a letter/4 digit/letter format
The first letter indicates the manufacturing site:
U = Utsunomiya, F = Fukushima, O = Oita
U = Utsunomiya, F = Fukushima, O = Oita
The second letter is the year the lens was made
A = 2012, 1986, 1960 | B = 2013, 1987, 1961 | C = 2014, 1988, 1962 | D = 2015, 1989, 1963 | E = 2016, 1990, 1964 | F = 1991, 1965 |
G = 1992, 1966 | H = 1993, 1967 | I = 1994, 1968 | J = 1995, 1969 | K = 1996, 1970 | L = 1997, 1971 |
M = 1998, 1972 | N = 1999, 1973 | O = 2000, 1974 | P = 2001, 1975 | Q = 2002, 1976 | R = 2003, 1977 |
S = 2004, 1978 | T = 2005, 1979 | U = 2006, 1980 | V = 2007, 1981 | W = 2008, 1982 | X = 2009, 1983 |
Y = 2010, 1984 | Z = 2011, 1985 |
So the UC1204 Canon Date code would indicate a lens made at Utsunomiya in December 1988
The date codes restarted at 'A' again in 2012. This TS-E24 mk2 lens 'UD0406' was purchased in 2015 (box dated May 2015)
![Serial Serial](https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2015/10/15/f/1/5/f1557726-7393-11e5-942f-a1722103c46b.jpg)
It seems that the old date code system is still in use - a TS-E17 UC0903 (Sept. 2014) is consistent with the box date (Oct. 2014)
[Thanks Ciriaco for the update]
Canon F-1 Serial Numbers Free
The 3rd and 4th digits are an internal Canon manufacturing code. Starting in 1990, Canon only date coded some specific lenses
![Number Number](https://static.pacificrimcamera.com/images/197490.jpg)
All L-series lenses | EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye | EF24mm f/2.8 | EF28mm f/2.8 | EF28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 |
EF28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 II | EF35mm f/2 | EF35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 | EF35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 | EF35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 |
EF35-135mm f/3.5-4.5 | EF50-200mm f/3.5-4.5 | EF50mm f/1.8 | EF50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro | EF70-210mm f/4 |
EF100-200mm f/4.5 | EF100-300mm f/5.6 | EF135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus | MP-E65 f/2.8 Macro | TS-E45mm f/2.8 |
TS-E90mm f/2.8 |
A newer lens date code
Note that the codes have become less common on recent lenses, with serial numbers in a different 'xx y zzzzzzz' format.
This is indicated on this EF8-15 f/4L fisheye zoom 7900001555
Bhagavad gita commentary by swami chinmayananda pdf viewer. The first two digits are a date code, indicating month and year of manufacture.
In this case '79' equates with June 2011'
Canon F 1 Serial Numbers
The next number '0' is believed to be a batch or manufacturing revision number (it has been used in the service/recall process)
The remaining seven digits '0001555' are a basic serial number (this was a very early lens - one of the first shipped in the UK)
How to interpret the date code? It's been suggested that the code starts in January 2008 with the number 38 and increments each month of the year.
We believe the code was reset to 01 for Jan 2013 - but this is still not known for certain. The figures here should be taken as a guide. If you find a change in codes, please do let us know and we'll see what we can add to this info.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
2008 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
2009 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
2010 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
2011 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
2012 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 |
2013 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
2014 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
2015 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
2016 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
2017 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
The code seems to work for modern 'L' lenses, but take this example of an EF50/1.4
The lens was purchased in March 2012, so the code '83' for October 2011 is reasonable. The digit '5' for a revision code is also reasonable for a lens that's been around for a few years (1993), but we are left with a 5 digit serial number.
Ftm 2017. The 'revision' code is not certain, with a 2014 50/1.4 starting 17080xxx - OK for 17 (May 14), but '0' for the rev code?
..Thanks to a reader for sending this in - if you have any more examples, please do let us know?
So, a way of identifying dates, but not quite so clear as the old letter codes.
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