Nikon F and F2 serial number lookup and production dates

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Use the body serial number to place your Nikon F or Nikon F2 within a documented production period. The results are based on collector research and describe the corresponding serial number range.

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Identify the production period of a Nikon F or F2

Enter the seven-digit body serial number and select the camera model.

JavaScript is required for the automatic lookup. The underlying data are also available in the tables below.

This lookup covers Nikon F and Nikon F2 camera bodies. Selecting the model is required because their serial number ranges overlap.

How to interpret the result

Select Nikon F or Nikon F2 and enter the body serial number. A match shows the production period documented for that number range. The information for black and chrome bodies is also taken into account.

The period does not confirm the manufacturing date of an individual camera. A replacement top cover can affect the identification. Missing dates remain unknown; early F2 numbers with conflicting month information are shown only as 1971, with an explanatory note.

View the reference data

Nikon F

Based on Richard de Stoutz’s independent collector research on the Nikon F and F2. These tables are not an official Nikon factory register.
Serial number rangePeriod according to the sourceFinish listed in the sourceClassification
6400001–6409999March 1959 – January 1960Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6410000–6419999January 1960 – August 1960Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6420000–6429999July 1960 – January 1961Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6430000–6439999November 1960 – April 1961Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6440000–6449999April 1961 – August 1961Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6450000–6459999September 1961 – February 1962Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6460000–6469999January 1962 – September 1962Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6470000–6479999June 1962 – December 1962Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6480000–6489999October 1962 – February 1963Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6490000–6499999February 1963 – June 1963Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6500000–6509999May 1963 – September 1963Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6510000–6519999August 1963 – December 1963Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6520000–6529999November 1963 – February 1964Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6530000–6539999January 1964 – February 1964Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6540000–6549999April 1964 – June 1964Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6550000–6559999May 1964 – September 1964Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6560000–6569999August 1964 – December 1964Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6570000–6579999October 1964 – January 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6580000–6589999December 1964 – April 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6590000–6599999March 1965 – May 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6600000–6609999May 1965 – June 1965ChromeDocumented period
6700000–6709999June 1965 – September 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6710000–6719999July 1965 – October 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6720000–6729999October 1965 – December 1965Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6730000–6739999December 1965 – March 1966Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6740000–6749999February 1966 – May 1966Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6750000–6759999May 1966 – July 1966Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6760000–6769999July 1966 – September 1966Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6770000–6779999September 1966 – November 1966Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6780000–6789999November 1966 – January 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6790000–6799999December 1966 – March 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6800000–6809999February 1967 – April 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6810000–6819999April 1967 – June 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6820000–6829999May 1967 – August 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6830000–6839999July 1967 – September 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6840000–6849999August 1967 – October 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6850000–6859999October 1967 – December 1967Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6860000–6869999November 1967 – January 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6870000–6879999December 1967 – March 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6880000–6889999February 1968 – April 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6890000–6899999April 1968 – May 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6900000–6909999May 1968 – July 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6910000–6919999May 1968 – August 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6920000–6929999June 1968 – October 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6930000–6939999August 1968 – October 1968Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6940000–6949999September 1968 – January 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6950000–6959999November 1968 – February 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6960000–6969999January 1969 – February 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6970000–6979999February 1969 – March 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6980000–6989999March 1969 – May 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
6990000–6999999April 1969 – June 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7000000–7009999May 1969 – July 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7010000–7019999June 1969 – September 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7020000–7029999August 1969 – September 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7030000–7039999September 1969 – October 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7040000–7049999September 1969 – November 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7050000–7059999November 1969 – December 1969Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7060000–7069999December 1969 – January 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7070000–7079999January 1970 – March 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7080000–7089999February 1970 – April 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7090000–7099999March 1970 – May 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7100000–7109999March 1970 – June 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7110000–7119999April 1970 – July 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7120000–7129999June 1970 – August 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7130000–7139999August 1970 – September 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7140000–7149999August 1970 – October 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7150000–7159999August 1970 – October 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7160000–7169999October 1970 – November 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7170000–7179999October 1970 – December 1970Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7180000–7189999November 1970 – January 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7190000–7199999December 1970 – February 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7200000–7209999January 1971 – March 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7210000–7219999February 1971 – April 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7220000–7229999March 1971 – April 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7230000–7239999March 1971 – May 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7240000–7249999April 1971 – July 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7250000–7259999April 1971 – November 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7260000–7269999June 1971 – January 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7270000–7279999July 1971 – January 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7280000–7289999October 1971 – February 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7290000–7299999October 1971 – February 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7300000–7309999November 1971 – August 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7310000–7319999January 1972 – August 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7320000–7329999January 1972 – September 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7330000–7339999March 1972 – August 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7340000–7349999March 1972 – October 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7350000–7359999June 1972 – November 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7360000–7369999August 1972 – January 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7370000–7379999October 1972 – January 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7380000–7389999November 1972 – February 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7390000–7399999January 1973 – February 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7400000–7409999February 1973 – April 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7410000–7419999March 1973 – July 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7420000–7429999April 1973 – July 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7430000–7439999June 1973 – August 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7440000–7449999July 1973 – September 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7450000–7451048September 1973 – October 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7451049–7451052September 1973 – October 1973BlackDocumented period
7460000–7464999No date availableChrome / BlackReplacement top cover

Nikon F2

Based on Richard de Stoutz’s independent collector research on the Nikon F and F2. These tables are not an official Nikon factory register.
Serial number rangePeriod according to the sourceFinish listed in the sourceClassification
7100001–71009991971Chrome / BlackLimited dating information
7101000–71099991971Chrome / BlackLimited dating information
7110000–7119999October 1971 – December 1971Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7120000–7129999December 1971 – February 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7130000–7139999February 1972 – April 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7140000–7149999April 1972 – June 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7150000–7159999June 1972 – August 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7160000–7169999August 1972 – September 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7170000–7179999September 1972 – November 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7180000–7189999No date availableChrome / BlackNo date available
7190000–7199999No date availableChrome / BlackNo date available
7200000–7209999November 1972 – December 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7210000–7219999November 1972 – December 1972Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7220000–7229999December 1972 – January 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7230000–7239999December 1972 – March 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7240000–7249999February 1973 – April 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7250000–7259999March 1973 – May 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7260000–7269999May 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7270000–7279999May 1973 – June 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7280000–7289999May 1973 – August 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7290000–7299999July 1973 – August 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7300000–7309999July 1973 – October 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7310000–7319999September 1973 – November 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7320000–7329999September 1973 – December 1973Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7330000–7339999October 1973 – January 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7340000–7349999November 1973 – February 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7350000–7359999December 1973 – February 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7360000–7369999January 1974 – April 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7370000–7379999February 1974 – April 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7380000–7389999April 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7390000–7399999April 1974 – July 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7400000–7409999May 1974 – June 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7410000–7419999May 1974 – July 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7420000–7429999June 1974 – August 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7430000–7439999July 1974 – September 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7440000–7449999August 1974 – October 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7450000–7459999September 1974 – October 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7460000–7469999October 1974 – November 1974Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7470000–7479999November 1974 – January 1975Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7480000–7489999November 1974 – January 1975Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7490000–7499999January 1975 – February 1975Chrome / BlackDocumented period
7500000–7509999February 1975 – April 1975BlackDocumented period
7510000–7519999March 1975 – July 1975BlackDocumented period
7520000–7529999July 1975 – November 1975BlackDocumented period
7530000–7539999September 1975 – January 1976BlackDocumented period
7540000–7549999November 1975 – February 1976BlackDocumented period
7550000–7559999December 1975 – May 1976BlackDocumented period
7560000–7569999March 1976BlackDocumented period
7570000–7579999June 1976 – August 1976BlackDocumented period
7580000–7589999July 1976 – September 1976BlackDocumented period
7590000–7599999September 1976 – November 1976BlackDocumented period
7600000–7609999January 1975 – February 1975ChromeDocumented period
7610000–7619999February 1975 – June 1975ChromeDocumented period
7620000–7629999April 1975 – June 1975ChromeDocumented period
7630000–7639999June 1975 – July 1975ChromeDocumented period
7640000–7649999July 1975 – November 1975ChromeDocumented period
7650000–7659999August 1975 – December 1975ChromeDocumented period
7660000–7669999October 1975 – January 1976ChromeDocumented period
7670000–7679999November 1975 – February 1976ChromeDocumented period
7680000–7689999February 1976ChromeDocumented period
7690000–7699999March 1976 – May 1976ChromeDocumented period
7700000–7709999November 1976 – December 1976BlackDocumented period
7710000–7719999November 1976 – February 1977BlackDocumented period
7720000–7729999February 1977 – April 1977BlackDocumented period
7730000–7739999February 1977 – May 1977BlackDocumented period
7740000–7749999April 1977 – June 1977BlackDocumented period
7750000–7759999June 1977 – October 1977BlackDocumented period
7760000–7769999October 1977BlackDocumented period
7770000–7779999November 1977 – February 1978BlackDocumented period
7780000–7789999January 1978 – May 1978BlackDocumented period
7790000–7799999March 1978 – July 1978BlackDocumented period
7800000–7809999May 1976 – July 1976ChromeDocumented period
7810000–7819999June 1976 – October 1976ChromeDocumented period
7820000–7829999August 1976 – December 1976ChromeDocumented period
7830000–7839999October 1976 – January 1977ChromeDocumented period
7840000–7849999November 1976 – February 1977ChromeDocumented period
7850000–7859999February 1977 – June 1977ChromeDocumented period
7860000–7869999May 1977 – August 1977ChromeDocumented period
7870000–7879999August 1977 – December 1977ChromeDocumented period
7880000–7889999May 1977 – January 1978ChromeDocumented period
7890000–7899999January 1978 – May 1978ChromeDocumented period
7900000–7909999July 1978 – October 1978BlackDocumented period
7910000–7919999September 1978 – December 1978BlackDocumented period
7920000–7929999December 1978 – March 1979BlackDocumented period
7930000–7939999March 1979 – June 1979BlackDocumented period
7940000–7949999June 1979 – September 1979BlackDocumented period
7950000–7959999September 1979 – December 1979BlackDocumented period
7960000–7969999January 1980BlackDocumented period
7970000–7979999No date availableBlackNo date available
7980000–7989999No date availableBlackNo date available
7990000–7999999No date availableBlackNo date available
8000000–8009999March 1978 – July 1978ChromeDocumented period
8010000–8019999May 1978 – August 1978ChromeDocumented period
8020000–8029999August 1978 – December 1978ChromeDocumented period
8030000–8039999November 1978 – March 1979ChromeDocumented period
8040000–8049999March 1979 – July 1979ChromeDocumented period
8050000–8059999July 1979 – December 1979ChromeDocumented period
8060000–8069999October 1979 – January 1980ChromeDocumented period
8070000–8079999No date availableChromeNo date available
8080000–8089999No date availableChromeNo date available
8090000–8099999No date availableChromeNo date available

Frequently asked questions

Can I determine the exact year my camera was made?

The lookup can show the documented production period for the serial number range. This does not automatically establish the manufacturing date of an individual body. If a range spans more than one year, both limits are shown.

Why do I need to select the model?

Nikon F and Nikon F2 serial number ranges overlap in places. The same number can therefore lead to a different production period depending on the model.

What does it mean if there is no match?

The tables consulted do not contain a matching entry for your input. Check the model and serial number. A missing entry is not evidence of a counterfeit or a fault; gaps are not filled by estimating from nearby numbers.

Sources and accuracy

Based on Richard de Stoutz’s independent collector research on the Nikon F and F2. These tables are not an official Nikon factory register.

Sources reviewed: 21.10.2026

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