This is indicated on this EF8-15 f/4L fisheye zoom 7900001555 Note that the codes have become less common on recent lenses, with serial numbers in a different 'xx y zzzzzzz' format. Starting in 1990, Canon only date coded some specific lenses All L-series lenses
The 3rd and 4th digits are an internal Canon manufacturing code. 2014) is consistent with the box date (Oct. It seems that the old date code system is still in use - a TS-E17 UC0903 (Sept. This TS-E24 mk2 lens 'UD0406' was purchased in 2015 (box dated May 2015) The date codes restarted at 'A' again in 2012. So the UC1204 Canon Date code would indicate a lens made at Utsunomiya in December 1988 The second letter is the year the lens was made A = 2012, 1986, 1960 The first letter indicates the manufacturing site: Some older Canon lenses are stamped with a manufacturing code consisting of two letters and (typically) four numbers.īefore 1986, the code may be in a letter/4 digit/letter format
Canon lens date codes and EF lens chronology Lens manufacturing codes
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