Ages of Nikon lenses

Russ

Dear Friends,

I'm wondering... if you have an old pocket watch and know the serial number, you can probably find the age of the watch, on line, by its serial number.
Question: can the same be done with Nikon lenses and/or camera bodies? Is there a site where we can go to determine the age of Nikon equipment by model and serial number? Thanks.
Russ

PB_PM

This website might be helpful to you, since it can give you a clue as to what serial numbers were produced during a given period.
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html

Russ

Hi PB_PM,
That is a great site. Thanks a lot ).
Russ

Msmoto

That is the website I use and it has provided info on several of my lenses from the 1960's...

Photobug

I also have used this chart. If you are considering buying a used lens you really got to double check the sellers claim for the age of the lens against the above link.

Another good reference is KR's list of when specific models were made.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikortek.htm