[liegeois]

Bonjour à tous.

Je me fait le relais de ronvol qui est un membre australien du forum, je poste sa demande car il ne s'exprime pas en français.

 http://forum.nikonpassion.com/index.php?action=profile;u=180914

Il souhaite compléter un listing pour les NIKON F3  avec :
          -  les numéros de série.
          -  les codes de fabrication.

Le n° de série est à l'arrière du boitier.
Le code fabricant est "imprimé" à l'intérieur du boitier. il faut ouvrir le dos pour l'apercevoir

[Michel592]

Bonjour,

j'ai un F3 portant le code 61VA et le N° de série 1357144.
Au fait, que veut dire ce code fabricant?

[liegeois]

Le 1er chiffre donne le mois de fabrication et le second l'année

Le premier chiffre : 1=Jan.; 2=Febr.; 3=March; 4=April; 5=May; 6=June; 7=July; 8=Aug.; 9=Sept.; O=Oct.; N=Nov.; D=Dec.

Le second chiffre : 0=1980/1990/2000; 1=1981/1991/2001;

Donc 61 = juin 1981

Le code lettre reste inconnu ? L'usine de fabrication ???

Source : http://www.nicovandijk.net/serialF3.htm

[Michel592]

Bien, merci pour cette info. J'ai un FM2n et un FM3a qui portent aussi ce code.
Sur le FM3a ce code est: 0801G ou 080IG, le I ou G n'est pas très net.

[MICHEL]

Bonjour J'en ai un. N° série 1785732. N° fabricant 96VM.

[liegeois]

De Mon côté j'ai les :

F3HP + data back Zeiss - 1986818 - code 58VP
F3HP                           - 1514101 - code 72VF
F3                               - 1563823 - code D2VF

[ronvol]

Thank you to everyone that has shared their camera serial number and code.

For anyone interested; here you can find an explanation of what the code means...........including the last 2 digits -

Here you can find a high resolution image of the database - 

[NIKONtjrs]

Hi Ron,

This is what I see inside my F3HP body, but I can't read the code !
1st digit = ? (surely not N)
2nd digit = could be 8
3rd digit = V probably
4th digit = ?

Congratulation for your work and future website.

Regards,
Phil.

[ronvol]

Hi Phil,

Thanks for your kind words.
I need the serial number of your camera body to help confirm the manufacturing code.
The code appears to read - N8VN.
This would be dated November 1988 or 1998.
The serial number will help confirm the year.

Best regards,
Ron.

[NIKONtjrs]

Sorry Ron,

The serial number is within the picture name (F3HP#1840010.jpg) 

I guessed the body was from begin 1989, but it seems a little bit older.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your contribution to Nikon Passion.

Kind regards,
Phil.

[stufly]

Hi Ron,

F3 with a HP viewer.

Serial number : 1405484
Code 01VA

F3AF

Serial number : AF8308300

Code : 14VK (the 1 is almost unreadable).

Thierry

[ronvol]

Sorry Ron,

The serial number is within the picture name (F3HP#1840010.jpg) 

Oops, missed that Phil 

Your F3 body is dated November 1988. The year that Nikon introduced the F4.

Cheers,
Ron.

[ronvol]

Hi Ron,

F3 with a HP viewer.

Serial number : 1405484
Code 01VA

F3AF

Serial number : AF8308300

Code : 4VK

Thierry

Thankyou Thierry, much appreciated.

Your F3H is dated October 1981.
Your F3AF is missing a digit, there should be 4 digits. Looks like it's sometime in 1984.

Best regards,
Ron.

[stufly]

Thankyou Thierry, much appreciated.

Your F3H is dated October 1981.
Your F3AF is missing a digit, there should be 4 digits. Looks like it's sometime in 1984.

Best regards,
Ron.

Should be a 1 (one) but almost unreadable.

Thierry

[ronvol]

Should be a 1 (one) but almost unreadable.

Thierry

14VK works............January 1984.
Your F3AF is the highest number, with a manufacturing code, that I have recorded 
I will update the list with your information and post it here -

Many thanks,
Ron.