Nikon serial number (Page 2): highly dubious:(...

DaveyDitzer Loc: Western PA

Paradise Pirate wrote:

Watching an e-bay sale of Nikon D850, seller says the only number on the camera and box is "910". Normally should be 6 or 7 digits with 1st number indicating country for sale, 3------ for USA model. I have tried to research and it was suggested they ran out of numbers for the D850. Any help on serial numbers. I don't want to buy a non-USA model.

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photoman43

This might help:

https://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/camera-articles/nikon-dslr-notes/nikon-camera-serial-numbers.html

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Nikon has no such thing on any camera where serial is a 3 digit....If you're looking for used, examine keh.com or mpb.com for their inventory of used D-850s, then pick the condition you want, pick up the phone, call them ask for the serial #. Both of these companies, as well as B&H & Adorama in NY & ProCam in Chicago or Roberts Camera are well established sellers of quality used photography equipment.....On the internet, u can be anything or sell anything to anyone.

pendennis

Paradise Pirate wrote:

Watching an e-bay sale of Nikon D850, seller says the only number on the camera and box is "910". Normally should be 6 or 7 digits with 1st number indicating country for sale, 3------ for USA model. I have tried to research and it was suggested they ran out of numbers for the D850. Any help on serial numbers. I don't want to buy a non-USA model.

Which auction is this?

Tom W Loc: Lincoln Co, WA

Living in the past again- Many years back, I had an Exa as backup for my Exakta equipment. My father in law had the same equipment, that being the reason I used the German made film cameras. He was working on mine and realized the serial numbers were only 6 numbers different. We were both amazed. Trivial but what were the odds. We didn't buy them at the same time, in fact years apart. But I bought mine used through Oldens, as I recall...

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I would be wary of anything that had the serial numbers filed off...............

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billnikon wrote:

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Preaching conmon sense again, Bill ?!? Will you nevvuh learn ? Rotsaruck widdat.

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larryepage wrote:

There are two problems here...the first is whether... (show quote)

Common sense is actually kinda fragile. Im guessing that this camera is priced steeply below market norms. Too often price trumps common sense. On top of the rather sketchy information from the seller we possibly have an additional red flag. No price has yet been revealed, but IF its *unusually* low, thaz a red flag all by itself.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Mac wrote:

I can’t imagine how anyone could run out of numbers

It would be possible if there were a limited number of spaces available for the serial number to appear in---but that would not occur if they had planned properly in the first place.

I wonder if the serial number appears behind the foldout LCD.

Ava'sPapa Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

What happened to the OP? He doesn't seem to be around. He's not answering any questions? Paradise Pirate...where are you?

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

fantom wrote:

It would be possible if there were a limited number of spaces available for the serial number to appear in---but that would not occur if they had planned properly in the first place.

I wonder if the serial number appears behind the foldout LCD.

It's on a label on the bottom of the camera in plain view without any extra effort. No space limitations. The seller clearly just doesn't want to divulge it. The question is just why that might be. If for some reason the label is damaged or obscured, the question is the same...why might that be?

"910" is more like a date code than anything else, but none of my Nikon cameras have ever had date codes. If that number is in the S/N location, perhaps the camera is a pre-production model. But I think the seller is being shady.

The OP describes himself as a retired pharmacist and wedding photographer. My guess is that he has devined the answer since pisting his question.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Paradise Pirate wrote:

Watching an e-bay sale of Nikon D850, seller says the only number on the camera and box is "910". Normally should be 6 or 7 digits with 1st number indicating country for sale, 3------ for USA model. I have tried to research and it was suggested they ran out of numbers for the D850. Any help on serial numbers. I don't want to buy a non-USA model.

910 was a code used by Nikon to denote camera's designed specifically for NASA. These guys spent a long time in the upper atmosphere and were even used by space walking astronauts. These camera's are very rare and sought after by camera geeks. I would buy it in a second.
If you believe any of this, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn cheap, contact me.