Yashica FRII - serial numbers
Feb 2, 2023 16:38:42 GMT
on Feb 2, 2023 16:38:42 GMT
Posted: Feb 2, 2023 16:38:42 GMT
Hi Folks,
I have just received a lovely DSB 50 f1.9 lens attached to a working FRII and when I entered their details into my inventory I was surprised at the camera's serial number.
I just checked all the FRIIs showing on eBay here in the UK and, like all my current ones, they have 6-digit numbers but today's arrival has an 8-digit number. Now, Yashica FR1s and FRIIs used 6 digits while the FR used 8, so I can't help wondering if at some stage, Yashica exhausted its supply of the 6 digit base-plates and had to revert to the ones intended for the FR. I could certainly see a situation in which the sales of the FR1 and FRII outstripped those of the earlier FR, leaving a large number of base-plates which could be used for the later models. Other than the serial numbers, all three versions of the FR-series bases are identical, so it would not be a problem.
Do any of you have a FRII (or perhaps an FR1) with an 8-digit serial number?
I have just received a lovely DSB 50 f1.9 lens attached to a working FRII and when I entered their details into my inventory I was surprised at the camera's serial number.
I just checked all the FRIIs showing on eBay here in the UK and, like all my current ones, they have 6-digit numbers but today's arrival has an 8-digit number. Now, Yashica FR1s and FRIIs used 6 digits while the FR used 8, so I can't help wondering if at some stage, Yashica exhausted its supply of the 6 digit base-plates and had to revert to the ones intended for the FR. I could certainly see a situation in which the sales of the FR1 and FRII outstripped those of the earlier FR, leaving a large number of base-plates which could be used for the later models. Other than the serial numbers, all three versions of the FR-series bases are identical, so it would not be a problem.
Do any of you have a FRII (or perhaps an FR1) with an 8-digit serial number?
