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Nikon 400mm f/2.8

Nikon · recorded in space 2008–2024 · 107,625 frames on 57 missions

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107,625
Frames in space
57
Missions
83
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (400mm f/2.8), not its model, so the specific version cannot be determined from the photos alone.

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-I Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED400
AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED335
AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR19
AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II (ground use only; no page)1

The 107,625 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-I Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED
  • AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED
  • AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II
  • AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
  • AF-S VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED

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 D2Xs S/N 60272499,164
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272378,646
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272358,193
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272388,009
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272617,801
Nikon D4 S/N 20711245,365
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272545,271
Nikon D5 S/N 35025324,251
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272444,178
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272693,407
Nikon D3 S/N 20555523,268
Nikon D4 S/N 20711353,078
Nikon D3S S/N 20083372,667
Nikon D3S S/N 20083362,516
Nikon D4 S/N 20711262,266
Nikon D5 S/N 35024212,259
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272332,137
Nikon D5 S/N 35024001,943
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272481,911
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272631,735
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272391,546
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60267101,342
Nikon D4 S/N 20711391,226
Nikon D5 S/N 35025131,204
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60267051,199
Nikon D3X S/N 50026501,157
Nikon D3S S/N 20538921,041
Nikon D3S S/N 20079341,022
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027268887
Nikon D5 S/N 3502508870
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027267865
Nikon D5 S/N 3502461639
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027260606
Nikon D4 S/N 2071122502
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027264497
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027301472
Nikon D3S S/N 2007945417
Nikon D3 S/N 2054926399
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027266361
Nikon D4 S/N 2071133339

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Missions

ISS022 (22,265), ISS021 (9,130), ISS020 (8,536), ISS027 (8,513), ISS023 (6,608), ISS047 (4,745), ISS040 (3,780), ISS067 (3,651), ISS045 (3,567), ISS030 (3,237), ISS066 (3,181), ISS038 (2,953), ISS031 (2,572), ISS017 (2,065), ISS065 (2,037), ISS029 (1,922), ISS028 (1,681), ISS062 (1,433), ISS034 (1,415), ISS026 (1,411), ISS050 (1,375), ISS036 (1,344), ISS046 (1,299), ISS049 (1,270), ISS035 (1,166), ISS061 (964), ISS025 (877), ISS043 (803), ISS037 (437), ISS018 (434) …