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Picked up a new 717 at sears last week with 142XXXX serial, made in may 2003. There is a "B" at the end of the serial 142XXXX-B. Anyone else know what this is for? new revison? surley not "B" stock (refurb)
 
Odd. I bought mine from Sears 2 weeks ago and I have a 141xxxx but no B. I wonder if you got a new firmware release.
leeM said:
Picked up a new 717 at sears last week with 142XXXX serial, made in
may 2003. There is a "B" at the end of the serial 142XXXX-B.
Anyone else know what this is for? new revison? surley not "B"
stock (refurb)
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leeM said:
Picked up a new 717 at sears last week with 142XXXX serial, made in
may 2003. There is a "B" at the end of the serial 142XXXX-B.
Anyone else know what this is for? new revison? surley not "B"
stock (refurb)
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Mine is 141xxx - 5 . Made in april, 2003.
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I just received my 717 from Dell ($577.78 including free shipping) last week after a wonderful post by xichlo. My camera date is May, 2003, and the serial number is: 143xxxx, with no B at the end. Another interesting thing about the later 717's is the Memory Stick Pro graphic on the battery/memory stick door.
 
My 717 is from Sears 142xxxx-D with new usb/pro memory sticker on the barrel. Do not know what the -B or -D means but my camera is perfect including a perfectly center HAF (laser focus) pattern which I have not seen often on any other 717 I have handled. May2003 production.
Billy said:
I just received my 717 from Dell ($577.78 including free shipping)
last week after a wonderful post by xichlo. My camera date is May,
2003, and the serial number is: 143xxxx, with no B at the end.
Another interesting thing about the later 717's is the Memory Stick
Pro graphic on the battery/memory stick door.
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Bob Jenson said:
Billy said:
I just received my 717 from Dell ($577.78 including free shipping)
last week after a wonderful post by xichlo. My camera date is May,
2003, and the serial number is: 143xxxx, with no B at the end.
Another interesting thing about the later 717's is the Memory Stick
Pro graphic on the battery/memory stick door.
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same here, perfect centered HAF, not off to right.
 
Sorry. On Sony I have no idea how to check the frimware.
Anyone else know?

Weird that nobody else has a B. I wonder if Sony has a second manufacturing plant.

I would call Sony and ask. Make sure it isn't a repackaged returned unit.
leeM said:
Michael Jones said:
Odd. I bought mine from Sears 2 weeks ago and I have a 141xxxx but
no B. I wonder if you got a new firmware release.
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how can you check the firmware?
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leeM said:
Picked up a new 717 at sears last week with 142XXXX serial, made in
may 2003. There is a "B" at the end of the serial 142XXXX-B.
Anyone else know what this is for? new revison? surley not "B"
stock (refurb)
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I don't think it means anything like that, mine starts with 175xxxx and no letters.

Sparks
The Netherlands
Minolta 505 Si, Sony DSC-F717
 
Mine's 169xxxx.
Sparks said:
leeM said:
Picked up a new 717 at sears last week with 142XXXX serial, made in
may 2003. There is a "B" at the end of the serial 142XXXX-B.
Anyone else know what this is for? new revison? surley not "B"
stock (refurb)
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I don't think it means anything like that, mine starts with 175xxxx
and no letters.

Sparks
The Netherlands
Minolta 505 Si, Sony DSC-F717
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Daniel
Sony DSC-F717 w/ Tiffen Sky-1A filter
 
138xxxx with no letter. My Hologram is centered. Don't know the manufacturing date. Bought in late March from State Street Direct, US$710 plus about $10 shipping.
No problems so far.

marvin

Auckland, New Zealand
 
I picked up mine at Sears yesterday and i have the older sibling, Sept 2002 It says hugh speed USB not pro and no memory stick sticker. Guess my Sears doesn't seel as many and i got an older one bit the halogram is centered Serial 132

Mel
TUBS said:
Daniel Cheung said:
I still can't find it.
leeM said:
Daniel Cheung said:
Mine's 169xxxx.
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date is on the bottom right side of camera lens.
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Foung Vang said:
If you go to Sears's website, it list the F717 as recondition for
the same price as a new unit!

Are they legally allow to do this since they are a public company?
Perhaps this explains the -B at the end of the serial number.

http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1878058021.1056683433@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdladcijjihgdicehgcemgdffmdflh.0&vertical=ELEC&fromAuto=YES&bidsite=&pid=00353024000
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When I bought this camera last week, nobody told me it was a refurb - nowhere on the box, camera or in the box does it state its a refurb. With a manufacture date of may 2003, how can this already be a refurb or is that when it was refurbished?
 
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