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AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED

Nikon · recorded in space 2010–2026 · 398 frames on 30 missions

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398
Frames in space
30
Missions
40
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

Manufacturer's name: AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED — 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: 335 frames
  • Named in the photo's EXIF metadata: 64 frames
Lens name as recorded in metadataFrames
400.0 mm f/2.8333
AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED64
400mm f/2.8D2

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 350252056
Nikon D5 S/N 350240137
Nikon D5 S/N 350250834
Nikon D5 S/N 350253226
Nikon D4 S/N 207112425
Nikon D5 S/N 350239621
Nikon D3S S/N 200793121
Nikon D5 S/N 350328121
Nikon D5 S/N 350240018
Nikon D5 S/N 350246115
Nikon D5 S/N 350254915
Nikon D5 S/N 350242111
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272439
Nikon D4 S/N 20711398
Nikon D5 S/N 35032708
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272718
Nikon D5 S/N 35023337
Nikon D5 S/N 35025246
Nikon D5 S/N 35032835
Nikon D5 S/N 35025135
Nikon D3S S/N 20079455
Nikon D4 S/N 20711354
Nikon D5 S/N 35023643
Nikon D3S S/N 20083373
Nikon D3S S/N 20079353
Nikon D5 S/N 35024383
Nikon D5 S/N 35026073
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272383
Nikon D5 S/N 35023982
Nikon Z9 S/N 39200022
Nikon D4 S/N 20711262
Nikon Z9 S/N 30269191
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272391
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272401
Nikon D5 S/N 35025381
Nikon D5 S/N 35025501
Nikon D4 S/N 20711451
Nikon D4 S/N 20711301
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272421
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272671

Missions

ISS069 (77), ISS054 (37), STS134 (35), ISS070 (29), ISS055 (25), ISS047 (23), ISS067 (21), ISS064 (21), ISS061 (18), ISS066 (17), ISS046 (13), ISS063 (13), ISS068 (12), ISS065 (10), STS135 (9), STS133 (6), ISS059 (6), ISS062 (5), ISS058 (4), STS131 (4), ISS060 (2), ISS074 (2), ISS049 (2), ISS071 (1), ISS057 (1), ISS050 (1), ISS048 (1), ISS045 (1), STS132 (1), STS130 (1)