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AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

Nikon · recorded in space 2008–2026 · 58,939 frames on 68 missions

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58,939
Frames in space
68
Missions
141
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

Manufacturer's name: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm 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:

  • Only lens in ExifTool's lens table with these specifications: 56,206 frames
  • Identified from the Nikon lens ID number recorded in the frame: 2,783 frames
  • Named in the photo's EXIF metadata: 336 frames
Lens name as recorded in metadataFrames
17.0-35.0 mm f/2.858,843
AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED336
17-35mm f/2.8D146

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 35025247,040
Nikon D5 S/N 35023626,626
Nikon D4 S/N 20711303,816
Nikon D4 S/N 20711233,548
Nikon D5 S/N 35024022,547
Nikon D4 S/N 20711282,494
Nikon D5 S/N 35032812,309
Nikon D4 S/N 20711312,253
Nikon D4 S/N 20711441,515
Nikon D5 S/N 35024031,471
Nikon D5 S/N 35032831,374
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272631,302
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272391,295
Nikon D5 S/N 35032701,288
Nikon D4 S/N 20711411,258
Nikon D4 S/N 20711221,228
Nikon D3S S/N 20083371,110
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60267101,049
Nikon D5 S/N 3502607978
Nikon D3S S/N 2007934930
Nikon D5 S/N 3502423923
Nikon D5 S/N 3502384910
Nikon D5 S/N 3502396869
Nikon D3S S/N 2007945792
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027266791
Nikon D4 S/N 2071129760
Nikon D4 S/N 2071136713
Nikon D5 S/N 3502516510
Nikon D4 S/N 2071127503
Nikon D4 S/N 2071135472
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027268467
Nikon D5 S/N 3502445435
Nikon D5 S/N 3502439406
Nikon D5 S/N 3502461347
Nikon D4 S/N 2071140338
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027235304
Nikon D5 S/N 3502400276
Nikon D5 S/N 3502508251
Nikon D4 S/N 2071125242
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027267241

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Missions

ISS042 (9,380), ISS057 (5,888), ISS059 (5,702), ISS067 (5,450), ISS058 (4,874), ISS030 (3,094), ISS043 (2,940), ISS055 (2,114), ISS052 (2,094), ISS040 (1,977), ISS065 (1,743), ISS051 (1,441), ISS029 (1,254), ISS063 (1,233), ISS049 (845), ISS020 (813), ISS048 (776), ISS054 (645), ISS053 (601), ISS046 (535), ISS034 (473), ISS064 (410), ISS022 (389), ISS021 (331), ISS047 (325), ISS056 (287), ISS028 (259), ISS050 (256), ISS023 (223), ISS061 (187) …