Hallo semua.... gimana sih caranya kita tau kapan sebuah lensa itu dibuat?? katanya dari serial numbernya... UT-XXXX misalnya.... mohon pencerahan para senior dan sesepuh yg lebih berpengalaman.... Thx banget and salam untuk semua...

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. has never put out any sort of public info about it. However, there's another way to get the information: look inside the body's film chamber for an alphanumeric code printed in black ink on the black surface of the film chamber. You may have to hold the camera under a strong light to see it. 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. It's an alphabetic code; A = 1960, B = 1961,....T = 1979, U = 1980, and so on up to Z = 1985. The next 2 numbers tell you what month the camera was made, in this example, November. (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. (This internal code is also occasionally omitted based on reports from Canon owners.) The last letter stands for the name of the 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. (The factory code is rarely omitted, if ever.)

Starting in 1986, the year code was restarted with "A" again, but the factory code was placed before it. Now that Canon SLRs are no longer manufactured at Fukushima, you're more likely to see a code starting with "O" for Oita. So, for SLRs manufactured in 1994, you might see a code starting with "OI" followed by the month code.

Incidentally, the same type of code is printed on the back of most EF lenses as well, typically in small white characters on a black baffle in the rear lens mount. Since Canon's SLR lens factory is in Utsonomiya, you might see a date code starting with "UG" for a lens manufactured in 1992, for example. Previous to 1986, though, the lens date codes did not include the factory letter.

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Thanks infonya om Igor...sekarang baru tau kalo lensa saya pernah di pake buat meliput Seconds Out ...

kayanya code ini adanya di lensa L aja deh. gua kaga ketemu tuh di 50mm f 1.4 sama 85mm f 1.8 gue.

ho oh emang pengen tau untuk lensa L... tepatnya 16-35 F2.8L. karena banyak rumor yg mengtakan kalo lensa 16 35 dengan tanggal produksi setelah august 2005 tuh lebih bagus QCnya dan juga image yg dihasilkan... jadi harus cari something like UT-0805 atau diatasnya karena higher chance of getting good copy of the lense.... cause ive seen a bad copy of this lens and i can say that my lens kit is better than the bad copy.... THX banget untuk mas Igor atas pencerahannya

Canon Lens Aging - How Old Is That Lens?
Beside the rear lens element of many (but not all) Canon lenses is a date code (as seen above) in the form of "UR0902". This code is also present on many other Canon products including camera bodies.
The first letter, "U", indicates that the lens was made in Canon's Utsunomiya, Japan factory. Prior to 1986, this letter is moved to the last position of the date code.
U = Utsunomiya, Japan
F = Fukushima, Japan
O = Oita, Japan
The second letter, "R", is a year code that indicates the year of manufacture. Canon increments this letter each year starting with A in 1986 and prior to that, A in 1960 without the leading factory code. Here is a table to make things simple:
A = 1986, 1960 B = 1987, 1961 C = 1988, 1962 D = 1989, 1963 E = 1990, 1964 F = 1991, 1965 G = 1992, 1966 H = 1993, 1967 I = 1994, 1968 J = 1995, 1969 K = 1996, 1970 L = 1997, 1972 M = 1998, 1973 N = 1999, 1974 O = 2000, 1975 P = 2001, 1976 Q = 2002, 1977 R = 2003, 1978 S = 2004, 1979 T = 2005, 1980 U = 2006, 1981 V = 2007, 1982 W = 2008, 1983 X = 2009, 1984 Y = 2010, 1985 Z = 2011, 1986
The first two numbers, "09", is the month number the lens was manufactured in. Month 02 is February, month 11 = November. The leading zero of the month code is sometimes omitted.
The next two numbers, "02", are meaningless in determining how old a Canon lens is. This is a Canon internal code (that is occasionally omitted).
You now know the manufacture date for your lens - But - You cannot know how long the lens was in inventory, in shipping transit and on a shelf until it was originally purchased (without having the original receipt or a reputable person accurately informing you).
Ini linknya
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Aging.aspx ...

Canon Lens Aging - How Old Is That Lens? Beside the rear lens element of many (but not all) Canon lenses is a date code (as seen above) in the form of "UR0902". This code is also present on many other Canon products including camera bodies. The first letter, "U", indicates that the lens was made in Canon's Utsunomiya, Japan factory. Prior to 1986, this letter is moved to the last position of the date code. U = Utsunomiya, Japan F = Fukushima, Japan O = Oita, Japan The second letter, "R", is a year code that indicates the year of manufacture. Canon increments this letter each year starting with A in 1986 and prior to that, A in 1960 without the leading factory code. Here is a table to make things simple: A = 1986, 1960 B = 1987, 1961 C = 1988, 1962 D = 1989, 1963 E = 1990, 1964 F = 1991, 1965 G = 1992, 1966 H = 1993, 1967 I = 1994, 1968 J = 1995, 1969 K = 1996, 1970 L = 1997, 1972 M = 1998, 1973 N = 1999, 1974 O = 2000, 1975 P = 2001, 1976 Q = 2002, 1977 R = 2003, 1978 S = 2004, 1979 T = 2005, 1980 U = 2006, 1981 V = 2007, 1982 W = 2008, 1983 X = 2009, 1984 Y = 2010, 1985 Z = 2011, 1986 * assumption of continuation being made for future years. The first two numbers, "09", is the month number the lens was manufactured in. Month 02 is February, month 11 = November. The leading zero of the month code is sometimes omitted. The next two numbers, "02", are meaningless in determining how old a Canon lens is. This is a Canon internal code (that is occasionally omitted). You now know the manufacture date for your lens - But - You cannot know how long the lens was in inventory, in shipping transit and on a shelf until it was originally purchased (without having the original receipt or a reputable person accurately informing you). The Canon lens date code in the sample picture indicates that this Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L Lens (I know because I took the picture - not from the date code) was made in Utsunomiya, Japan in September 2003. Ini linknya
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Aging.aspx

thx banget baut alexander panji putra, but everthing u jsut posted here are included in igor's post... so its kinda redundant to post the same info dont you think so? but thx anyway

Heheehe iya sorry.baru liat. abis kemaren liat judul ama pertanyaannya,langsung saya posting aja yang saya tahu,tanpa melihat postingan yang lain. Sekali lagi sorry.Harap maklum masih baru.