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28mm f/2.8 lens

Unattributed · recorded in space 2008–2019 · 362 frames on 16 missions

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362
Frames in space
16
Missions
25
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (28mm f/2.8), 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 28mm f/2.8D504
AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 (ground use only; no page)9

The 362 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 28mm f/2.8
  • AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D
  • Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AiS
  • Voigtlander Color Skopar 28mm F2.8 SL II

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.

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Cameras used with this lens

Camera bodyFrames
Nikon D4 S/N 207113554
Nikon D4 S/N 207113750
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723746
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602723435
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602730126
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724822
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724921
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726718
Nikon D5 S/N 350238411
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726510
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272509
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272359
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272368
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60267107
Nikon D3 S/N 20631816
Nikon D3S S/N 20083365
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272394
Nikon D4 S/N 20711404
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272563
Nikon D4 S/N 20711313
Nikon D5 S/N 35023963
Nikon D5 S/N 35025163
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272692
Nikon D5 S/N 35023982
Nikon D5 S/N 35023631

Missions

ISS052 (104), ISS020 (45), ISS022 (39), ISS021 (34), ISS038 (28), ISS018 (27), ISS028 (23), ISS054 (14), ISS042 (13), ISS026 (12), ISS044 (6), ISS061 (5), STS125 (4), ISS053 (4), ISS043 (3), ISS055 (1)