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105mm f/2.8 lens

Unattributed · recorded in space 2010–2023 · 632 frames on 12 missions

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632
Frames in space
12
Missions
16
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (105mm f/2.8), not its model, so the specific version cannot be determined from the photos alone.

Frames in this group that also carry a Nikon lens ID number elsewhere were assigned to their exact lens. Lens ID numbers seen here, and the lens each one indicates:

Lens indicated by IDFrames
AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D / Sigma Macro 105mm F2.8 EX DG19

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-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED3

The 633 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 Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8
  • AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
  • AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
  • Sigma Macro 105mm F2.8 EX DG
  • Sigma Macro 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM

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 D3X S/N 5002650504
Nikon D5 S/N 350236264
Nikon D4 S/N 207114018
Nikon D5 S/N 350260717
Nikon D4 S/N 20592409
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272445
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272674
Nikon D3S S/N 20538923
Nikon D5 S/N 35025272
Nikon D3 S/N 20549261
Nikon D5 S/N 35023631
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272641
Nikon D3S S/N 20083371
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272361
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272661
Nikon D800 S/N 30621761

Missions

ISS030 (506), ISS061 (64), ISS052 (18), ISS067 (17), ISS048 (9), ISS036 (5), ISS038 (4), ISS028 (4), ISS069 (2), ISS056 (1), ISS040 (1), ISS024 (1)