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APO 50–500mm F4.5–6.3 DG OS HSM

Sigma · recorded in space 2014–2026 · 42,232 frames on 35 missions

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42,232
Frames in space
35
Missions
76
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

Manufacturer's name: APO 50–500mm F4.5–6.3 DG OS HSM — SIGMA Global — APO 50–500mm F4.5–6.3 DG OS HSM (discontinued) (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: 40,349 frames
  • Named in the photo's EXIF metadata: 1,122 frames
  • Identified from the Nikon lens ID number recorded in the frame: 778 frames
Lens name as recorded in metadataFrames
50.0-500.0 mm f/4.5-6.341,127
Sigma 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM848
VR 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3G274

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 D4 S/N 20711407,637
Nikon D4 S/N 20711303,814
Nikon D5 S/N 35024613,690
Nikon D5 S/N 35024453,455
Nikon D5 S/N 35024213,376
Nikon D5 S/N 35025491,931
Nikon D4 S/N 20711251,505
Nikon D5 S/N 35024391,285
Nikon D4 S/N 20711291,159
Nikon D4 S/N 2071137993
Nikon D4 S/N 2071144940
Nikon D4 S/N 2071134876
Nikon D5 S/N 3502608856
Nikon D5 S/N 3502364843
Nikon D5 S/N 3503283774
Nikon D5 S/N 3502532696
Nikon D5 S/N 3502403679
Nikon D5 S/N 3503270675
Nikon D5 S/N 3502444609
Nikon D5 S/N 3502401573
Nikon D5 S/N 3502550531
Nikon D4 S/N 2071135505
Nikon D5 S/N 3502398429
Nikon D4 S/N 2071131408
Nikon D4 S/N 2071139393
Nikon D4 S/N 2071128378
Nikon D4 S/N 2071141334
Nikon D5 S/N 3503281327
Nikon D5 S/N 3502423320
Nikon D5 S/N 3502513290
Nikon D4 S/N 2071136280
Nikon D4 S/N 2071127230
Nikon D5 S/N 3502400178
Nikon D4 S/N 2071123170
Nikon Z9 S/N 3026744149
Nikon Z9 S/N 3026737141
Nikon D5 S/N 350236396
Nikon D5 S/N 350251694
Nikon D5 S/N 350260792
Nikon D5 S/N 650079266

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Missions

ISS047 (7,256), ISS059 (3,159), ISS067 (2,542), ISS061 (2,520), ISS045 (2,515), ISS043 (2,420), ISS066 (2,255), ISS063 (2,171), ISS060 (1,781), ISS064 (1,647), ISS048 (1,642), ISS065 (1,621), ISS062 (1,426), ISS053 (1,263), ISS052 (1,233), ISS046 (1,191), ISS058 (1,001), ISS042 (878), ISS056 (610), ISS050 (520), ISS044 (468), ISS055 (460), ISS049 (411), ISS054 (214), ISS051 (208), ISS057 (206), ISS071 (149), ISS072 (125), ISS070 (119), ISS068 (71) …