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28mm f/1.4 lens

Unattributed · recorded in space 2008–2022 · 85,297 frames on 36 missions

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85,297
Frames in space
36
Missions
65
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (28mm f/1.4), 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 Nikkor 28mm f/1.4D421
AF-S Nikkor 28mm f/1.4E ED (ground use only; no page)43

The 85,325 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 Nikkor 28mm f/1.4D
  • AF-S Nikkor 28mm f/1.4E ED
  • Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | A
  • Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZF.2

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.

Frame list

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Cameras used with this lens

Camera bodyFrames
Nikon D5 S/N 35026108,280
Nikon D5 S/N 35025416,109
Nikon D4 S/N 20711445,866
Nikon D5 S/N 35023635,181
Nikon D5 S/N 35025164,606
Nikon D5 S/N 35032703,834
Nikon D4 S/N 20711293,211
Nikon D800E S/N 60157493,204
Nikon D3S S/N 20083363,188
Nikon D5 S/N 35024443,063
Nikon D5 S/N 35032812,924
Nikon D5 S/N 35032832,886
Nikon D4 S/N 20711332,343
Nikon D4 S/N 20711262,194
Nikon D3S S/N 20079312,066
Nikon D4 S/N 20711312,054
Nikon D3S S/N 20079341,935
Nikon D5 S/N 35025491,810
Nikon D5 S/N 35024391,725
Nikon D5 S/N 35023841,701
Nikon D5 S/N 35025501,515
Nikon D5 S/N 35024611,513
Nikon D4 S/N 20711361,288
Nikon D3S S/N 20079451,152
Nikon D5 S/N 35024001,113
Nikon D4 S/N 20711271,084
Nikon D4 S/N 20711231,062
Nikon D5 S/N 3502364894
Nikon D4 S/N 2071122834
Nikon D5 S/N 3502607802
Nikon D4 S/N 2071124793
Nikon D5 S/N 3502398763
Nikon D5 S/N 3502396644
Nikon D3S S/N 2053892557
Nikon D5 S/N 3502445468
Nikon D4 S/N 2071137420
Nikon D4 S/N 2071130419
Nikon D5 S/N 3502423388
Nikon D3S S/N 2008337338
Nikon D5 S/N 3502608238

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Missions

ISS065 (19,746), ISS067 (11,869), ISS045 (6,872), ISS055 (6,841), ISS051 (4,576), ISS030 (4,165), ISS066 (3,076), ISS050 (2,511), ISS042 (2,369), ISS061 (2,200), ISS040 (2,172), ISS031 (2,157), ISS044 (2,045), ISS062 (2,038), ISS049 (1,917), ISS043 (1,374), ISS063 (1,369), ISS059 (1,220), ISS046 (1,188), ISS056 (1,160), ISS047 (776), ISS053 (770), ISS041 (694), ISS048 (591), ISS058 (468), ISS057 (457), ISS060 (335), ISS034 (238), ISS064 (46), ISS038 (29) …