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50mm f/1.4 lens

Unattributed · recorded in space 2008–2022 · 25,958 frames on 42 missions

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25,958
Frames in space
42
Missions
58
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (50mm f/1.4), not its model, so the specific version cannot be determined from the photos alone.

Versions confirmed in other frames. Some frames recorded with these same specifications also carry a Nikon lens ID number that identifies the exact lens. Those frames are counted on that lens's own page:

Lens confirmed by lens IDFrames
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D229
AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G (ground use only; no page)90
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 (ground use only; no page)6

The 25,958 frames on this page carry no lens ID, so their version is unknown. They should not be assumed to split in the same proportions.

Lenses in ExifTool's lens table with these specifications (candidates):

  • AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
  • AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
  • AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
  • Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 ZF.2
  • Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A
  • Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
  • Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4

Candidate list from the ExifTool 13.59, lib/Image/ExifTool/Nikon.pm (%nikonLensIDs), github.com/exiftool/exiftool commit 2200871d9cef988051d2a99d67df3bda6cbb30a8, retrieved 2026-10-01. It covers lenses ExifTool knows, not every lens ever made.

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Lens serials identified

None of the frames assigned to this lens carry a lens serial number. Lens serials appear in metadata mainly for newer lenses reporting through Nikon Z bodies.

Frame list

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Cameras used with this lens

Camera bodyFrames
Nikon D5 S/N 35025504,597
Nikon D5 S/N 35024032,912
Nikon D3S S/N 20079452,866
Nikon D5 S/N 35025242,122
Nikon D4 S/N 20711221,905
Nikon D4 S/N 20711251,585
Nikon D5 S/N 35024231,259
Nikon D3S S/N 2007931888
Nikon D5 S/N 3502516865
Nikon D3S S/N 2007934586
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027264443
Nikon D5 S/N 3502398421
Nikon D3S S/N 2008336414
Nikon D5 S/N 3502362413
Nikon D5 S/N 6500792385
Nikon D5 S/N 3503270335
Nikon D5 S/N 3502461320
Nikon D4 S/N 2071127312
Nikon D3S S/N 2053892264
Nikon D4 S/N 2071123254
Nikon D4 S/N 2071140252
Nikon D5 S/N 3502363233
Nikon D4 S/N 2071137202
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6026705184
Nikon D5 S/N 3502333183
Nikon D4 S/N 2071135175
Nikon D5 S/N 3502549174
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027269159
Nikon D4 S/N 2071131150
Nikon D5 S/N 3502401134
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027250131
Nikon D4 S/N 2071134120
Nikon D4 S/N 2071139108
Nikon D4 S/N 207113693
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723971
Nikon D4 S/N 207112470
Nikon D3S S/N 200833765
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723462
Nikon D5 S/N 350238450
Nikon D5 S/N 350236449

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Missions

ISS063 (4,237), ISS062 (3,657), ISS060 (3,053), ISS044 (2,036), ISS037 (1,451), ISS061 (1,443), ISS036 (1,281), ISS047 (888), ISS030 (667), ISS055 (633), ISS038 (604), ISS046 (580), ISS043 (486), ISS052 (480), ISS040 (423), ISS034 (404), ISS053 (381), ISS056 (361), ISS067 (361), ISS031 (334), ISS032 (292), ISS049 (272), ISS042 (213), ISS050 (204), ISS022 (198), ISS035 (186), ISS033 (185), ISS054 (151), ISS064 (143), ISS048 (70) …