Camera Serial Database

Carl Zeiss Serial Numbers

A Carl Zeiss camera or lens

48 Carl Zeiss lens serial ranges are on record, covering production from 1912 to 1971. Follow any serial range for the full detail on that batch.

Serial Number Ranges

YearObject TypeModelSerial RangeQuantity Made
1912Lens137,418–200,520
1913Lens208,473–249,350
1914Lens249,886–282,739
1915Lens282,800–284,500
1916Lens285,200–288,100
1917Lens289,087–298,157
1918Lens298,215–322,748
1919Lens322,799–351,611
1920Lens375,194–419,823
1921Lens4332,73–438,361
1922Lens422,899–498,006
1923Lens561,270–578,297
1924Lens578,297–631,501
1925Lens631,500–648,500
1926Lens666,790–703,198
1927Lens722,196–798,251
1928Lens903,100–908,150
1929Lens919,794–1,016,885
1930Lens922,488–1,239,697
1931Lens1,239,699–1,365,582
1932Lens1,364,483–1,389,279
1933Lens1,436,671–1,456,003
1934Lens1,500,474–1,590,000
1935Lens1,615,764–1,752,303
1936Lens1,674,882–1,942,806
1937Lens1,930,150–2,219,775
1938Lens2,267,991–2,527,984
1939Lens2,527,999–2,651,211
1940Lens2,652,000–2,678,000
1941Lens2,678,326–2,790,346
1942Lens2,800,000–2,900,000
1945Lens3,000,000–3,200,000
1946Lens10,000–500,000
1949Lens3,200,000–3,470,000
1951Lens500,000–1,100,000
1952Lens3,470,000–4,000,000
1953Lens1,100,000–2,600,000
1955Lens4,000,000–5,000,000
1958Lens5,000,000–6,000,000
1959Lens2,600,000–3,000,000
1961Lens6,000,000–7,000,000
1961Lens3,000,000–4,000,000
1964Lens7,000,000–8,000,000
1965Lens4,000,000–5,000,000
1967Lens8,000,000–9,000,000
1969Lens5,000,000–6,000,000
1970Lens9,000,000–10,000,000
1971Lens6,000,000–7,300,000