Identification
These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (70-200mm 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 ID | Frames |
|---|---|
| AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II | 6,350 |
| AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR (ground use only; no page) | 1,230 |
| AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED | 885 |
| Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO DG Macro HSM II (ground use only; no page) | 1 |
The 12,420 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-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
- AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
- AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
- Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | S
- Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO DG Macro HSM II
- Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO IF HSM
- Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
- Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A009)
- Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A025)
- Tamron SP AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro (A001)
- Tamron SP AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A009)
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 body | Frames |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502608 | 2,289 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2054926 | 1,604 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071126 | 1,466 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502398 | 1,237 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502607 | 582 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502363 | 480 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3503270 | 386 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2055552 | 343 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502364 | 305 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502401 | 262 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2004475 | 215 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071131 | 196 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2004555 | 182 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502461 | 174 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3503281 | 166 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502400 | 151 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071140 | 148 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502549 | 116 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071127 | 113 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3503283 | 109 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 6500781 | 107 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2058027 | 106 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502550 | 102 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502444 | 94 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071123 | 92 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071135 | 85 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071129 | 84 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502439 | 76 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071128 | 67 |
| Nikon D3S S/N 2021064 | 66 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502527 | 65 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2004500 | 58 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2058166 | 57 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071137 | 56 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502402 | 54 |
| Nikon D5 S/N 3502513 | 52 |
| Nikon D3S S/N 2053892 | 45 |
| Nikon D3 S/N 2058165 | 44 |
| Nikon D3X S/N 5002650 | 42 |
| Nikon D4 S/N 2071136 | 41 |
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Missions
ISS030 (1,883), ISS066 (1,549), ISS047 (1,471), ISS067 (1,287), ISS065 (1,099), ISS062 (782), ISS063 (726), ISS053 (699), ISS054 (422), ISS055 (353), ISS042 (308), ISS052 (272), ISS043 (259), ISS064 (132), ISS032 (90), ISS031 (84), ISS044 (54), ISS037 (42), ISS029 (39), ISS048 (37), ISS056 (29), ISS041 (23), ISS039 (19), ISS038 (19), ISS050 (15), ISS033 (4), ISS046 (2)