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- 1Carl Zeiss Jena
Carl Zeiss Jena
Your Nikon equipment is guaranteed under the following conditions against any manufacturing defects for ten years from the date of purchase. To obtain the warranty service, you must present the Nikon Ten-Year-Limited Warranty Card (Copy “C” customers portion) with proof of purchase and purchase date to any of the Nikon Service Facilities. The following is a collection of serial numbers for large format lens manufacturers. For the most part, the information has been culled from Wilkinson, Glanfield and Wrights' magisterial Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, a data base available on CD-rom.Other sources of information include web-pages and anonymous information passed down to me through others. Check Your Serial Number. The camera's serial number is the 7-digit number indicated by the red frame in the image above. If your D750 camera may be affected, as confirmed with the serial number check above, you will be provided with the necessary information to obtain service for this issue free of charge. The location of the serial number on Nikon cameras can vary, however generally they are located on the bottom or behind 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. The magnification number on binoculars is expressed as part of a combination of two figures, for example 8x40 or 10x25. The first figure (8x, 10x) refers to the power of magnification. Binoculars with an 8x magnification will make objects appear 8 times closer than they are. The higher the number, the closer objects will appear through the lenses.
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Carl Zeiss Jena [1]
| Serial nº | Year |
| 137,418-200,520 | 1912 |
| 208,473-249,350 | 1913 |
| 249,886-282,739 | 1914 |
| 282,800-284,500 | 1915 |
| 285,200-288,100 | 1916 |
| 289,087-298,157 | 1917 |
| 298,215-322,748 | 1918 |
| 322,799-351,611 | 1919 |
| 375,194-419,823 | 1920 |
| 433,273-438,361 | 1921 |
| 422,899-498,006 | 1922 |
| 561,270-578,297 | 1923 |
| 578,297–631,501 | 1924 |
| 631,500-648,500 | 1925 |
| 666,790-703,198 | 1926 |
| 722,196-798,251 | 1927 |
| 903,100-908,150 | 1928 |
| 919,794-1,016,885 | 1929 |
| 922,488-1,239,697 | 1930 |
| 1,239,699-1,365,582 | 1931 |
| 1,364,483-1,389,279 | 1932 |
| 1,436,671-1,456,003 | 1933 |
| 1,500,474-1,590,000 | 1934 |
| 1,615,764-1,752,303 | 1935 |
| 1,674,882-1,942,806 | 1936 |
| 1,930,150-2,219,775 | 1937 |
| 2,267,991-2,527,984 | 1938 |
| 2,527,999-2,651,211 | 1939 |
| 2,652,000-c2,678,000 | 1940 |
| 2,678,326-2,790,346 | 1941 |
| 2,800,000- ? | 1942 |
Post-War Production
| 3,000,000-3,200,000 | 1945-1949 |
| 3,200,000-3,470,000 | 1949-1952 |
| 3,470,000-4,000,000 | 1952-1955 |
| 4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1955-1958 |
| 5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1958-1961 |
| 6,000,000-6,000,000 | 1961-1964 |
| 7,000,000-8,000,000 | 1964-1967 |
| 8,000,000-9,000,000 | 1967-1970 |
| 9,000,000-10,000,000 | 1970-1975 |
Carl Zeiss Oberkochen
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Zeiss after World War II at Oberkochen/ West Germany [1]
| Serial nº | Year |
| 10,000-500,000 | 1946-1951 |
| 500,000-1,100,000 | 1951-1953 |
| 1,100,000-2,600,000 | 1953-1959 |
| 2,600,000-3,000,000 | 1959-1961 |
| 3,000,000-4,000,000 | 1961-1965 |
| 4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1965-1969 |
| 5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1969-1971 |
| 6,000,000-7.300,000 | 1971-1975 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 7, Page 99-101.
Serial Number Lookup Model
The following is a collection of serial numbers for large format lens manufacturers. For the most part, the information has been culled from Wilkinson, Glanfield and Wrights' magisterial Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, a data base available on CD-rom. Other sources of information include web-pages and anonymous information passed down to me through others.
There is a real absence of information on large format lenses. Of the contemporary makers, only Schneider has made a great effort to provide information, the other lens makers have been less forthcoming. However Rodenstock serial numbers, the other major European manufacturer, have been posted by Kerry Thalman. There are a few web-pages, both official and unofficial, for other three manufacturers, Congo, Nikon, (Unofficial and Official) and Fuji,(also here). However, serial numbers are, to my knowledge, entirely lacking.
Nikon Serial Number Check
Zeiss no longer makes large format lenses, and consequently has little interest or incentive to provide this information. Goerz, and Ross are long gone, and Voigtländer exists only in name. Taylor, Taylor & Hobson is also gone, although its one time subsidiary, Cooke, has recently returned to the fold, and is now making a 4x5 portrait lens. In any case, none of these companies provides any sort of information regarding the lenses they once made. This page is a modest attempt to provide one form of information, serial number-year correspondences.
Caveat: While I would like to make this collection as accurate as possible, I cannot make any claims as to the accuracy of any of the information. If you find something which you find of questionable validity, please do not hesitate to contact me. Or, if you have any information on large format lens serial numbers, for the manufactures list above, or any other, kindly forward them to me, and I will attempt to incorporate them.
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From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Pages 65-66, Chapter 12
1912 | 2,700,000 | |
250,000 | 3,200,000 | 1935 |
1920 | 3,750,000 | |
500,000 | 4,250,000 | 1937 |
1925 | 4,850,000 | |
750,000 | 5,400,000 | 1939 |
1927 | 6,000,000 | |
950,000 | 6,200,000 | 1948 |
1929 | 6,500,000 | |
1,150,000 | 7,000,000 | 1950 |
1931 | 7,700,000 | |
1,800,000 | 8,500,000 | 1952 |
1933 |
From: http://www.sci.fi/~animato/lumiere/lumiere.html
450000 |
500000 |
600000 |
750000 |
850000 |
950000 |
1000000 |
1150000 |
1500000 |
1800000 |
2250000 |
2700000 |
3200000 |
5400000 |
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Goerz American Optical Company
From Eddie Bolsetzian (former Goerz Tech.) provided by Michael Buchmeier, on the Large Format Home Page, More on classic lenses.
| 70001-140935 | 1902-1903 |
| 150000-190170 | 1903-1905 |
| 200941-224267 | 1906-1908 |
| 223775-226630 | 1908-1909 |
| 310001-315734 | 1911-1914 |
| 315735-320000 | 1914-1918 |
| 751240-756909 | 1927-1937 |
| 755300 | 1934 |
| 756910-765730 | 1937-1945 |
| 765730-771199 | 1945-1948 |
| 771200-780169 | 1948-1954 |
| 791500 | ~1955 |
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Ross
From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. ibid, Pages 87-88, Chapter 11
| 1840 | 86,000 | 1918 |
| 1850 | 95,000 | 1921 |
| 1860 | 100,000 | 1924 |
| 1870 | 105,000 | 1925 |
| 1875 | 110,000 | 1927 |
| 1880 | 115,000 | 1930 |
| 1885-1890 | 120,000 | 1931 |
| 1890-1895 | 125,000 | 1933 |
| 1911 | 140,000 | 1939 |
| 1918 | 200,000 | 1947 |
| 1921 | 213,000 | 1946-7 |
| 1924 | 250,000 | 1960 |
| 1925 |
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Taylor, Taylor & Hobson
From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. ibid, Page 71, Chapter 13
| 100 | 1895 |
| 5,000 | 1900 |
| 19,500 | 1914 |
| 71,000 | 1918 |
| 117,xxx | 1926-7 |
| 250,000 | 1939 |
| 303,xxx | 1944 |
| 300,xxx | 1947 |
| 688,03x | 1965 |
Voigtländer
From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. ibid, Pages 6-9, Chapter 14
see also: http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/sn.htm
1796-184?, Marked 'Voigtländer & Sohn in Wien'
Year | Year | |
| 4033 | 139,108 | 1917 |
| 5000 | 142,853 | 1918 |
| 10,000 | 144,419 | 1919 |
| 27,449 | 154,426 | 1920 |
| 30,000 | 160,008 | 1921 |
| 31,000 | 172,136 | 1922 |
| 32,000 | 194,086 | 1923 |
| 34,000 | 216,948 | 1924 |
| 36,000 | 227,929 | 1925 |
| 38,000 - 39496 | 248,505 | 1926 |
| 40,000 | 279,710 | 1927 |
| 41,911 | 365,562 | 1928 |
| 43,685 | 537,338 | 1929 |
| 45,431 | 671,174 | 1933 |
| 46,454 | 803,220 | 1934 |
| 47,771 | 1,026,690 | 1935 |
| 49,084 | 2,000,000 | 1937 |
| 54,168 | 2,718,530 | 1942 |
| 54,896 | 2,700,000 | 1945 |
| 65,691 | 3,000,000 | 1947 |
| 68,193 | 3,220,000 | 1951 |
| 70,682 | 3,300,500 | 1952 |
| 72,638 | 3,461,400 | 1953 |
| 75,479 | 3,600,000 | 1954 |
| 79,288 | 3,731,000 | 1955 |
| 83,477 | 4,001,000 | 1956 |
| 88,057 | 4,303,000 | 1957 |
| 97,999 | 4,514,000 | 1958 |
| 101,649 | 4,802,000 | 1959 |
| 105,778 | 5,033,000 | 1960 |
| 110,347 | 5,473,000 | 1961 |
| 113,569 | 5,900,000 | 1962 |
| 118,634 - 125,975 | 6,219,000 | 1963 |
| 126,001 | 6,423,000 | 1964 |
| 132,726 | 6,664,222 | 1965 |
| 137,682 | 9,999,999-10,000,150 | 1971 |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Serial Numbers
See also: http://home.sprynet.com/~stspring/Zeiss%20Ikon.html
| Serial Number | Serial Number | Year |
| 173,418-200,520 | 903,100-908,150 | 1928 |
| 208,473-249,350 | 919,794-1,016,885 | 1929 |
| 249,886-252,739 | 922,488-1,239,697 | 1930 |
| 282,800-284,500 | 1,239,699-1,365,582 | 1931 |
| 285,200-288,100 | 1,364,483-1,389,279 | 1932 |
| 289,087-298,157 | 1,436,671-1,456,003 | 1933 |
| 298,215-322,748 | 1,500,474-1,590,000 | 1934 |
| 322,799-351,611 | 1,615,764-1,752,303 | 1935 |
| 375,194-419,823 | 1,674,882-1,942,806 | 1936 |
| 433,273-438,361 | 1,930,150-2,219,775 | 1937 |
| 422,899-498,006 | 2,267,991-2,527,984 | 1938 |
| 561,270-578,297 | 2,527,999-2,651,211 | 1939 |
| 631,500-578,297 | 2,652,000-c2,678,000 | 1940 |
| 631,500-648,500 | 2,678,326-2,790,346 | 1941 |
| 666,790-703,198 | 2,800,000- ? | 1942 |
| 722,196-798,251 |
Nikon Serial Number Guide
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Carl Zeiss Jena, East Germany
| 1945-1949 | |
3,200,000-3,470,000 | 1949-1952 |
| 1952-1955 | |
4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1955-1958 |
| 1958-1961 | |
| 6,000,000-6,000,000 | 1961-1964 |
| 7,000,000-8,000,000 | 1964-1967 |
| 8,000,000-9,000,000 | 1967-1970 |
| 9,000,000-10,000,000 | 1970-1975 |
Carl Zeiss (Opton), Oberkochen, West Germany.
Nikon Binocular Serial Number Lookup Reverse
| 10,000-500,000 | 1946-1951 |
| 500,000-1,100,000 | 1951-1953 |
| 1,100,000-2,600,000 | 1953-1959 |
| 2,600,000-3,000,000 | 1959-1961 |
| 3,000,000-4,000,000 | 1961-1965 |
| 4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1965-1969 |
| 5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1969-1971 |
| 6,000,000-7.300,000 | 1971-1975 |