![]() ![]() ![]() The 'U' is the factory, the 'T' is the year of manufacture (2005), the '03' is the month (March) and the final two numbers seem to be some sort of internal Canon code. Normally it will read somethings like 'UT0308'. ![]() So, for SLRs manufactured in 1994, you might see a code starting with 'OI' followed by the month code. Now that Canon SLRs are no longer manufactured at Fukushima, you're more likely to see a code starting with 'O' for Oita. Starting in 1986, the year code was restarted with 'A' again, but the factory code was placed before it. (The factory code is rarely omitted, if ever.) So a body with the Code 'U1140F' was made in November of 1980 at the Fukushima factory. In this case, 'F' stands for Fukushima which was the main Canon SLR factory for about 20 years from the early 70s until 1991. (This internal code is also occasionally omitted based on reports from Canon owners.) The last letter stands for the name of the factory. (the leading zero for the month code is sometimes omitted, so an A-1 with a code of 'Y362' would have been manufactured in March, 1984, for instance.) The following 2 numbers are an internal code that is irrelevant for determining age, but year and month is close enough anyway, IMO. The next 2 numbers tell you what month the camera was made, in this example, November. Canon AE-1 came out in 1976 and is a manual and shutter priority camera. 4 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high- speed communications and isochronous real- time data transfer. What you'll see is a date code, possibly something like 'U1140F.' The first letter tells the year the camera was manufactured: in this case, 1980. You may have to hold the camera under a strong light to see it. For cameras, look inside the body's film chamber for an alphanumeric code printed in black ink on the black surface of the film chamber. However, the is another way to get the information about a camera body or lens. Has never put out any sort of public information about serial numbers. ![]() 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. ![]()
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