This is the date code of my 300mm 2.8 L non is... anybody care to hazard what the second letter is meant to be? Wiki says these lenses were produced between 87 and 98...a "chipped" F would make sense, but am I missing somethingg?
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grendel64 Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Jul 31, 2013 17:49 | #1 This is the date code of my 300mm 2.8 L non is... anybody care to hazard what the second letter is meant to be? Wiki says these lenses were produced between 87 and 98...a "chipped" F would make sense, but am I missing somethingg? Mike
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iazybandit Goldmember 2,258 posts Likes: 89 Joined Apr 2011 Location: New York More info | Jul 31, 2013 21:27 | #2 grendel64 wrote in post #16170856  This is the date code of my 300mm 2.8 L non is... anybody care to hazard what the second letter is meant to be? Wiki says these lenses were produced between 87 and 98...a "chipped" F would make sense, but am I missing somethingg? Mike Looks to be an F Canon :: R5 | R6 | RP
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KirkS518 Goldmember  3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Jul 31, 2013 22:16 | #3 Looks more to me like a straight up 'I', which would be 1994. If it is an 'F', then it's 1991. Both letters fit in the range of production years. If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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ElectronGuru Senior Member  427 posts Joined Apr 2009 Location: Oregon More info | Aug 01, 2013 00:23 | #4 We need examples from adjacent years, is the printer separating the letters and numbers? "Light is the paint, lenses are brush, sensors are the canvas"
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PaulB Goldmember 1,543 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2003 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire More info | That's a UI.
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grendel64 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Aug 01, 2013 10:14 | #6 Thanks folks. Figured F or I really were the only choices but wanted second opinions.
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iazybandit Goldmember 2,258 posts Likes: 89 Joined Apr 2011 Location: New York More info | Aug 01, 2013 10:46 | #7   Seems to be an I. I would of thought there would be less space between the I and the #. I guess I was wrong. Canon :: R5 | R6 | RP
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