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AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D

Nikon · recorded in space 2010–2026 · 504 frames on 40 missions

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504
Frames in space
40
Missions
50
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

Manufacturer's name: AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D — Nikon Download Center — Distortion control data (supported lenses list) (primary (manufacturer), retrieved 2026-10-03)

How the frames assigned to this lens identify it:

  • Identified from the Nikon lens ID number recorded in the frame: 504 frames
Lens name as recorded in metadataFrames
28.0 mm f/2.8504

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 D5 S/N 350251648
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726336
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726936
Nikon D5 S/N 350240320
Nikon D5 S/N 350324820
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724819
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724418
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726718
Nikon D5 S/N 350254915
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724914
Nikon D5 S/N 350236314
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726114
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723611
Nikon D5 S/N 350328111
Nikon D5 S/N 350253211
Nikon D5 S/N 350253711
Nikon D5 S/N 350260711
Nikon D5 S/N 350236211
Nikon D5 S/N 350239810
Nikon D4 S/N 207113910
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60273019
Nikon D4 S/N 20711378
Nikon D4 S/N 20711338
Nikon D4 S/N 20711318
Nikon D4 S/N 20711268
Nikon D5 S/N 35024217
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272667
Nikon D5 S/N 35025317
Nikon D5 S/N 35024457
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272686
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272646
Nikon D5 S/N 35023846
Nikon D5 S/N 35024026
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272566
Nikon D5 S/N 35025136
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60267056
Nikon D5 S/N 35023965
Nikon D4 S/N 20711255
Nikon D5 S/N 35032834
Nikon D5 S/N 35025384

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Missions

ISS061 (59), ISS023 (47), ISS028 (34), ISS026 (22), ISS068 (22), ISS032 (21), ISS063 (20), ISS065 (19), ISS075 (19), ISS036 (17), ISS046 (16), ISS069 (15), ISS022 (15), ISS048 (13), ISS055 (13), ISS038 (13), ISS066 (12), ISS072 (11), ISS050 (11), ISS064 (10), ISS059 (10), ISS074 (8), ISS035 (7), ISS037 (7), ISS045 (6), ISS054 (6), ISS056 (6), ISS033 (6), ISS040 (5), ISS041 (5) …