Canon Lens Date Codes Question

[RD400]

I keep seeing people asking for the date code for lens there buying and as I`am going to be looking myself I was wondering once some one has told you the code how do you find out the year it was made etc

 

[Canon Bob]

Here you go. The first letter is the factory (generally a U) and the second letter is the year. The first and second numbers are the month and the final two numbers are internal factory information
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, 1971
M = 1998, 1972
N = 1999, 1973
O = 2000, 1974
P = 2001, 1975
Q = 2002, 1976
R = 2003, 1977
S = 2004, 1978
T = 2005, 1979
U = 2006, 1980
V = 2007, 1981
W = 2008, 1982
X = 2009, 1983
Y = 2010, 1984
Z = 2011, 1985

Example....UU0411 would be an April 2006 lens.

Bob

 

[RD400]

Cheers for that bob very clear now

 

[elphesadente]

Fav this linky

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=canon+lens+codes

 

[Jackwow]

...I was wondering once some one has told you the code how do you find out the year it was made etc

You look it up on the internet.

 

[draiman]

Yeah, some of the new 70-200's don't have any date code at all though. Remember, a code only tells age, not how much it's been used.