jim_rais Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 <P ALIGN="justify"> I just found out that my second hand Canon EOS 10D - bought in mint condition sometime ago from a renown camera shop - has two <B>different</B> serial numbers. The one that stated on the bottom of the body has 10 digits, but the Meta Data of Capture One RAW-software shows 9 digits and totally different serial numbers than the one on the body. The other EOS body in my possession has no problem and its numbers match exactly with the one the Meta Data shows. Is it possible that this EOS 10D has undergone a 'surgery' earlier? Just curious. Thanks.<P> <LI><A HREF="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=332699" TARGET="_blank"><TT>Jim Rais</TT></A></LI><P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Check the exif data in Canon's own software, if you have access to it. I found third party software showed different number with my 20D, but EOS Viewer Utility showed correct number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Is it possible that a factory refurbished model could be in this state too? (ie one that had a board swapout). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_rais Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 <P ALIGN="justify"> Bummer! You're right, Mendel. I checked again with EOS Viewer Utility and the serial numbers match exactly. Strange, though, that the serial numbers of my 300D body match with Capture One software (while this 10D not). I wrote to Canon Netherlands and expect their answer within 2-3 days, which I will publish it here for others who have the same "problem" to learn. Thanks, you two, for responding.<P> <LI><A HREF="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=332699" TARGET="_blank"><TT>Jim Rais</TT></A></LI><P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken munn Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 This is a "problem"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_rais Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 <P ALIGN="justify"> Sure. This <I>can be</I> a problem. Picture this: someone claims your photographs as his/hers, and you're about to produce the evidence that the photographs are legally yours by showing your camera with a certain serial number which has to match with the EXIF info, but it doesn't come up exactly as it is but another serial number than what the camera says. Hmmm .. <P> <LI><A HREF="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=332699" TARGET="_blank"><TT>Jim Rais</TT></A></LI><P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrddin Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Jim Same is true for ACDSee (Version 8), totally different serial number. Myrddin Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 "I wrote to Canon Netherlands and expect their answer within 2-3 days, which I will publish it here for others who have the same "problem" to learn. Thanks, you two, for responding." You're barking up the wrong tree. Canon's software works as designed. You need to bow- wow the folks that make Capture Once. Canon can't fix their problem... Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_rais Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 <P ALIGN="justify"> No, Puppy Face. I don't bark at the wrong tree coz I choose to whisper to the right tree :-) Seriously, electronics, softwares and such are not easy material for this guy who used to photograph analogue nearly all his life, so I just wrote them out of curiosity to see what might come up <B>more</B> from their explanation about this 'problem' - beside the software reading problem - which I might add as a learning process for myself. Not to bark at the company with so many die-hard fans ready to defence them with shields and swords. How dare I? <P> <LI><A HREF="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=332699" TARGET="_blank"><TT>Jim Rais</TT></A></LI><P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_weller Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Jim, there have been problems in NZ with this. All the cameras came in through the grey market and the body serial does not match with the software serial. It seems to the knowledgeable eye that the body serial number has been altered. Canon is investigating, but it stinks to high heaven from the updates that are coming through the press. It may not be the same issue as you seem to have, but I took this as a good opportunity to warn people out there that there is some sort of weird scam operating - at least in this part of the world. regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_rais Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 <p align="justify"> Canon Netherlands wrote that they found the case to be queer and not normal, but couldn't give any reasonable reason why the serial numbers differ. While Mendel Leisk and Myrddin Jones have already pointed out that the fault probably lies in the use of non-Canon software, I think this is indeed the answer why the serial numbers of my 10D don't match, especially given the fact that the numbers <b>do</b> match with Canon's own Viewer Utility software. Once again thanks for thinking along with me, folks. Enjoy your photography.<p> <LI><A HREF="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=332699" TARGET="_blank"><TT>Jim Rais</TT></A></LI><P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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