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Re: [OM] 3Ti production code was Re: Question: Early OM-1?

Subject: Re: [OM] 3Ti production code was Re: Question: Early OM-1?
From: SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:39:02 +0200
so tehy did use the q then mine was 1998 and the last letter could have 
easily been an 8 so that makes it august

iwert bernakiewicz wrote:
> The 24 shift TND8, so right from the first batch in 1984?
> The 35 shift TNQA, very late, 1997 (and a proof Q was used)
>
>   

>> As I understand the system, it's the third letter which indicates the
>> production year, not the digits. The systen started in 1983 with letter C,
>> so TNRE would indicate 1997 or 1998 (depending on whether or not Q was
>> used).
>>
>> It doesn't matter if you misread the 5, or was it a 2.  But you maybe did
>> misread the last letter, which indicates the production month, Jan = 1, Dec
>> = C.
>>
>> Piers
>>     

Thanks

IanW
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