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Message: <blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 373976" data-attributes="member: 12827">Of course not. But my point was that Hasselblad does a much better job of proving their users a more accurate way of knowing just how old their equipment is. Two of my Carl Zeiss lenses actually say Made in WEST Germany.  This is especially important if you are buying used equipment. This is the best list of Nikkor serial number listings I have found and if you are lucky you can narrow it down to year with most lenses. Nikon must have detailed records too, but there is no way to find out what they are. For me it IS important to know the vintage if I am buying a used AI or AIS lens, which are all I use and will ever use. For others who buy newer AF lenses of varying descriptions, perhaps not so much.</blockquote>