
Mine is stamped 'UV0904" on the black shroud between the mount and the lens element. Prior to 1986, this letter is moved to the last position of the date code. The first letter, 'U', indicates that the lens was made in Canon's Utsunomiya, Japan factory. This code is also present on many other Canon products including camera bodies. The U is constant because it represents the production facility, which is always Utsunomiya for most EF lenses. Beside the rear lens element of many (but not all) Canon lenses is a date code (as seen above) in the form of 'UR0902'. I am looking into buying one used but they couldnt find the ux date code I'll tell him to look on the rubber gasket ring. Perhaps they've stopped putting them on older lens designs as well. After all, they can find the date of manufacture from the serial number. It's on the rubber gasket ring, where for some lenses it's engraved on the metal collar.Ĭanon doesn't put date codes on their newest lens designs. I had to look hard to find the date code on mine. On certain models the serial number will be proceeded by the letters “NO.” whereas on other models only a number will be displayed.Anyone come across one of these? Know what it means? Thanks. This will be displayed on the bottom of the battery grip. The serial number for your battery grip will consist only of numbers and will generally be 10 numbers long. T for 1979 etc.) Beginning in 1986 the year code restarts at A but it becomes the second letter of the code. For virtually all Canon cameras made from 1960 to 1985 the first letter represents the year (A for 1960, B for 1961. On a sticker inlaid in the flash head printed in black numbers on a silver/grey background Not the serial number, but the code inside the camera, usually either in the film chamber or on the back door.

If at the beginning, the first letter is the plant, the second is the year. The serial number can be found in the following locations depending on the age of the Speedlite The factory code comes at the beginning or end of the code. On the bottom of the camera printed in black.The serial number for your PowerShot or IXUS camera will be generally be 12 digits long, however for some older models the serial number may be 9 or 10 digits long.

