How Do I Know The Code Of Canon Lens Production

How Do I Know The Code Of Canon Lens Production

   This time we will discuss about the code on the lens to determine the age of the lens. if you have a Canon lens, try to uninstall the lens of the camera and see part iron mount that attaches to the camera. There you will find some code of numbers and letters that is quite useful for consumers. The code consists of two letters initial section connected with a five digit number.


Lens Canon 17-40 mm
   Since 1960, Canon has put the code in each lens produced. This code indicates the location and year of manufacture of the lens. Here's how to interpret the Canon lens production code:

> The first letter indicates the location of the lens production, there are only three codes: U, F and O. The letter U is a production location Utsonomiya, F is Fukushima and O is Oita.

> The second character is the code in production, could be from A to Z. For ease of reading, please use the table below:



Table Code of Canon Lens
A
1986
1960
2012
B
1987
1961
2013
C
1988
1962
2014
D
1989
1963
2015
E
1990
1964
2016
F
1991
1965
2017
G
1992
1966
2018
H
1993
1967
2019
I
1994
1968
2020
J
1995
1969
2021
K
1996
1970
2022
L
1997
1971
2023
M
1998
1972
2024
N
1999
1973
2025
O
2000
1974
2026
P
2001
1975
2027
Q
2002
1976
2028
R
2003
1977
2029
S
2004
1978
2030
T
2005
1979
2031
U
2006
1980
2032
V
2007
1981
2033
W
2008
1982
2034
X
2009
1983
2035
Y
2010
1984
2036
Z
2011
1985
2037



> Two figures in a month after it was code.
While the last two numbers is a mystery, because so far no one knows what it means.



Lens Canon 17-40 mm
   So what does the above code that reads UB1218 lens? UB means the lens is made in a factory Utsonomiya (U) in 2013 (B), precisely in December (12). The production code usually be a benchmark to assess the age of the lens when we buy a used lensWell good luck it may be useful.

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