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AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

Nikon · recorded in space 2008–2023 · 103 frames on 24 missions

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103
Frames in space
24
Missions
17
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

Name as recorded: AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

The manufacturer's official name for this lens has not been verified yet; the name shown is exactly as recorded in the photos' metadata.

How the frames assigned to this lens identify it:

  • Identified from the Nikon lens ID number recorded in the frame: 62 frames
  • Named in the photo's EXIF metadata: 41 frames
Lens name as recorded in metadataFrames
60.0 mm f/2.862
AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.841

Version identification uses the ExifTool 13.59, lib/Image/ExifTool/Nikon.pm (%nikonLensIDs), github.com/exiftool/exiftool commit 2200871d9cef988051d2a99d67df3bda6cbb30a8, retrieved 2026-10-01.

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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.

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Cameras used with this lens

Camera bodyFrames
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723541
Nikon D5 S/N 350244518
Nikon D4 S/N 207112315
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272546
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272664
Nikon D5 S/N 35025413
Nikon D5 S/N 35024443
Nikon D5 S/N 35024022
Nikon D4 S/N 20711332
Nikon D3S S/N 20083372
Nikon D4 S/N 20711301
Nikon D5 S/N 35025241
Nikon D5 S/N 35023631
Nikon D4 S/N 20711241
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272651
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272601
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272381

Missions

ISS017 (41), ISS046 (13), ISS060 (4), ISS030 (4), ISS066 (4), ISS068 (4), ISS064 (3), ISS061 (3), ISS031 (3), ISS056 (2), ISS067 (2), ISS043 (2), ISS024 (2), ISS059 (2), ISS065 (2), ISS053 (2), ISS040 (2), ISS028 (2), ISS047 (1), ISS063 (1), ISS069 (1), ISS042 (1), ISS037 (1), ISS026 (1)