age of a used lens, I just bought a 70-200 EF 2.8 L is USM from B&H = S/N 257[xxx] how do I determine its age, Thanks Phil
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Mike, this lens date code on the mounting ring area is US0707, do I understand by looking at this number it was built for the US in july of 2007 = it's 18 years old ? is this right.
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The Canon lens serial number 257[xxx] indicates the lens was manufactured in July of 2023. The "25" represents the month/year (July 2023) and "7[xxx]" is a serial number starting with 0000001 each ...
ok for some reason I just don't understand their chart, I've been on that web page before but don't get it, I'd like to think Im not stupid but what.... why can't they make it simple S/N 257[xxx] , thanks so far...
