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serialnumbers new releasexl1's without 16x-lens problem?

X-Lieuwe_Banga
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Mar 4, 2001, 9:05 AM

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Hello,
Recently, I bought a secondhand XL1. Now it has come to my attention that there was a problem with earlier xl11-models regarding their standard lens.
Does anyone know the range of the old serialnumbers and the start of the new XL1-serials?
Lieuwe Banga

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Mar 4, 2001, 8:58 PM

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: Recently, I bought a secondhand XL1. Now it has come to my attention that there was a problem with earlier xl11-models regarding their standard lens.
What sort of problem? The main issue I know of is that some had improperly adjusted back focus, and there was a patch to the PushButton Focus released about a year ago to change how critical focus data is stored.
: Does anyone know the range of the old serialnumbers and the start of the new XL1-serials?
Canon serial numbers are a complex thing. The number includes more information than just consecutive numbers off the assembly line. At least in the USA you can contact Canon to determine whether or not a given unit has the patch.