# S3 2000 & S3 2002 Serial Number Registry 

Which early serial number range of the S3 2000 cameras had a factory machining fault on the external bayonet which caused problems when mounting lenses that use the outside bayonet lens mount?

My chrome S3 2000 is #201623...TW

Mine is an S3-2000 Black.  
  
Body Nr. 301858  
Lens Nr. 210602  
  
E.L.

S3 2000 Chrome: 204759

S3 2000 Chrome: 204 434  


I'm late to the party, purchased 2000 S3 chrome last year  
  
Camera SN - 208163  
50mm 1.4 - 204897  
  
Purchased very lightly used with all boxes and documentation, and have been using it often. Even shot some E-6 Velvia 50 with great results. A joy to carry and use, always getting comments and questions about it when I'm out in the field. Got my eye on a Black S3 2002 now as have seen a decline in prices as of late and from what I understand only ~2000 black versions were manufactured.

Bump to an old thread. Here's a new s/n that expands the range of known serial numbers for the first time in along time! I was contacted recently on Instagram by the owner of **S3 2000 No. 200087** and he consented to me adding his s/n to the list here (thanks PL!).  
  
No other serial numbers below 201000 (expect for the one pictured in the user's manual) has been reported previously, so I had always surmised that production serial numbers started from 201000. Not so!  
  


> 99 s/n's (61 silver, 38 black) so far.  
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>  Silver body S3 2000's  
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>  S3 200063 (camera shown in S3 2000 user manual)  
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>  S3 201379  
>  S3 201830  
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**My first post**  
  
My first post  
  
Greetings. First Post. Living in Japan - can't travel due to COVID-19, so I started collecting Nikon camera equipment I've always wanted.   
  
2002 S3 Black (Used a few times so far)  
  
Camera: 301595  
Lens: 210921  
  
2000 S3 Silver (Unused)  
  
Camera: 201155  
Lens: 202241  
  
2005 SP (Unused)   
  
Camera/Lens: 1092

> Greetings. First Post. Living in Japan - can't travel due to COVID-19, so I started collecting Nikon camera equipment I've always wanted. 

  
Greetings! And a fine first post it is.  
  
BE WARNED! The slippery slope of collecting reissue Nikon RF cameras leads **directly** to collecting vintage Nikon RF gear, and that's a big deep black hole (albeit a fun one). Don't ask me how I know 

> The slippery slope of collecting reissue Nikon RF cameras leads **directly** to collecting vintage Nikon RF gear, and that's a big deep black hole 
> 
> Click to expand...

  
I think I'm slowly on my way...fortunately I'm too broke to dive in head first!  
  
My S3 is 303248 (in black)

> Greetings! And a fine first post it is.  
>   
>  BE WARNED! The slippery slope of collecting reissue Nikon RF cameras leads **directly** to collecting vintage Nikon RF gear, and that's a big deep black hole (albeit a fun one). Don't ask me how I know 

  
Thank you, and I agree. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. Just purchased a mint condition 5cm 1.1 external mount having discovered the entertainment of yahoo auctions in Japan a few weeks ago. Just won an auction a few minutes ago for an original Nippon Kogaku 62mm clear UV filter for the lens. The lens hood...well, we'll see about that. I might have to wait on that as those prices are even beyond crazy.

My S3 2000, chrome is 207318 (unused)  
  
Lens is 205971 (unused)  
  
Purchased new from B&H

Hi there, I thought I'd share mine.  
  
S3 303912 in Black - Lens is 207487. Lens has seen less use in favor of my 35mm f1.8 which has barely left the camera since I got it 

S3 2000 = 202470 Chrome

Just acquired from Japan, an unused S3 2000 with the 50 1.4 lens and case.  
  
Body no. 206720  
Lens no. 206273

I got an unused (AFAIK) S3 2000 last week.  
  
Body no. 211012  
Lens no. 210118

Chrome S3 211029