Overview
The Nikon D4 was flown by NASA astronauts across 35 identified missions from 2011–2026, contributing 2,012 identifiable frames to the public astronaut photography archive. Traced by manufacturer serial number, at least 32 physical bodies have been identified in the public archive. The Nikon D4 is a 16.2 MP full-frame CMOS released by Nikon in January 2012.
Body S/N 2071158 is the most heavily documented in the archive, contributing 329 identifiable frames across 24 missions including ISS067, ISS064, ISS071. The other 31 identified bodies appear in more targeted mission windows, detailed below.
The Nikon D4 bodies were used with a range of lenses in orbit — the most-used include the 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8, 24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0, and 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8. The full lens roster appears in the sidebar.
Bodies identified
Each identifiable body of the Nikon D4 that appears in NASA's public astronaut photography archive, sorted by frame count.
- 2071158
- 2071157
- 2071162
- 2067548
- 2071128
- 2071144
- 2071126
- 2071122
- 2071131
- 2071124
- 2071127
- 2071137
- 2071160
- 2071129
- 2071139
- 2071125
- 2071155
- 2071133
- 2071130
- 2071136
- 2071123
- 2071134
- 2071140
- 2071135NASA SN 2071135
- 2071141
- 2071159
- 2067546
- 2058027
- 2071145
- 2059240
- 2071161
- 2071156
Commercial availability
Nikon D4 on the used market
The bodies documented above are the specific units NASA sent to orbit. The commercial market carries the same Nikon D4 model at accessible prices for collectors, photographers, and researchers. Listings shown are the same model, not the specific bodies flown.
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