Nikon Usa Serial Numbers
OK, this is a long shot, but I have tried really hard (without success) to find an online source for dating Nikon camera bodies. Lenses, no problem - bodies, forget it :frown:!
So, I would like to ask for volunteers who know the year of manufacture (or purchase, if bought new) of their Nikon SLRs to post details of their Nikon SLR serial numbers (or at least the first 3 or 4 digits :wink, so that the rest of us can get an idea when our cameras were built.
Obviously, if (like me :redface you own Nikon SLRs but don't know the year of manufacture, there's not much point in posting just the serial number here. Still, if we can at least get some posts from those who do have a fairly good idea of the year that their camera hails from, then we could all benefit from that knowledge :smile:.
This thread is open to any Nikon SLRs (and RFs too, I guess). If we are lucky enough to get lots of posts, then it should be easy for forum members to simply put the model that they are interested in into the 'Search' function and bring up any entries for it that way :smile:. (Personally, I would love to hear from any FA owners who could help me find out what year a 5304XXX serial number belongs to :biggrin.
As I said, there appears to be no official source for this info (but please do correct me if I'm wrong), so please take part in the thread if you have anything at all to share . Thanks!
Andy
So, I would like to ask for volunteers who know the year of manufacture (or purchase, if bought new) of their Nikon SLRs to post details of their Nikon SLR serial numbers (or at least the first 3 or 4 digits :wink, so that the rest of us can get an idea when our cameras were built.
Obviously, if (like me :redface you own Nikon SLRs but don't know the year of manufacture, there's not much point in posting just the serial number here. Still, if we can at least get some posts from those who do have a fairly good idea of the year that their camera hails from, then we could all benefit from that knowledge :smile:.
This thread is open to any Nikon SLRs (and RFs too, I guess). If we are lucky enough to get lots of posts, then it should be easy for forum members to simply put the model that they are interested in into the 'Search' function and bring up any entries for it that way :smile:. (Personally, I would love to hear from any FA owners who could help me find out what year a 5304XXX serial number belongs to :biggrin.
As I said, there appears to be no official source for this info (but please do correct me if I'm wrong), so please take part in the thread if you have anything at all to share . Thanks!
Andy
Nikon Camera Serial Number Location 302
Serial number can be located on the sticker describing the camera model, at the bottom of the camera. Where can I find the serial number on my product? The location of the serial number on Nikon cameras can vary, however generally they are located on the bottom of the camera. Below are illustrations of serial number locations on selected Nikon products. The areas where the serial number can be found are highlighted in red. (5000 is the number of F4 units produced per month according to a Nikon press release in 12/88).A simpler way of doing this computation is to take your F4 camera body's serial number, subtract 2,100,000from it, and divide the result by 60,000 (the approximate number of F4 bodies Nikon made each year), then add the result to 1989.Note: Walter says that this process of calculation does not work for F4 bodies for which the serial number starts with 22. Where is the serial number on my Nikon camera? Nikon Camera. Serial Number Location. Current COOLPIX P, S, L, series. Serial number can be located on the sticker describing the camera model, at the bottom of the camera. Has anyone thought of contacting Nikon and asking? I don't know how long back they keep records of serial #s, or even if they do with discontinued models, but it couldn't hurt. JFYI, my oldest (black) is FE 3587156. My ex got it for me (used) as a wedding gift in 1980. There is no inked number inside.