date code on box??

are date codes shown on the box? is it possible to know the date code from a brand new lens without taking out the lens from the box?

The date code is printed on the lens itself (where the lens mounts to the camera).

i know where it is, i just want to know if its also labele anywhere else.

I do not believe it can be found anywhere else..

Only on L lenses at that... Date codes are not on "consumer" lenses.

Invertalon wrote in post #10412612
Only on L lenses at that... Date codes are not on "consumer" lenses.

Not true, my ex 35F2 had a date code on the mount.

justaf IREMAN wrote in post #10413827
Not true, my ex 35F2 had a date code on the mount.

While all "L" lenses have date codes, all "Arc Form Drive" consumer lenses have date codes as well.

Here are some older, out of production Arc Form Drive lenses with date codes.
(28-70, 35-70, 35-105, 35-135, 50 f/1.8 MkI, 70-210, 100-200, 100-300, etc)

And these are still in production:
(24 f/2.8, 28 f/2.8, 35 f/2, 50 f/2.5, 135 f/2.8SF, etc)

Old 35-105 with date code: