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Reverie - Vincent Laforet's Photos- powered by SmugMug. Canon EF and EF-S Lenses. EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera. Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, great camera Cons: Slow auto-focus, 9 point af system. Digital Learning Center. EOS 30D Digital SLR. Canon Lens Aging - How Old Is That Lens? Canon has been transitioning to a 10-digit lens serial number (starting in 2008 with the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens) and ending the inclusion of a separate manufacturing date code. While date codes and the shorter serial number are still found on some lenses, this inclusion will likely end completely.

We loved the date code because it made aging a lens easy. However, now we can age a lens based on the serial number alone. For information on determining the age of a pre-10-digit serial number lens, see the section on interpreting the old date code below. Determine the age of a Canon lens based on the 10-digit serial number To age a Canon lens using the 10-digital serial number, we dissect the serial number as follows: The DD is the key to the date of manufacture of the lens - the date code.

Please note that the codes for 2013 are challenging us. Also please note that future dates shown in the table are predictions/expectations. LOOK MA, THEY'RE GONE! (How to Eliminate Black Dots): Canon EOS-