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800mm f/5.6 lens

Unattributed · recorded in space 2014–2022 · 40,199 frames on 28 missions

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40,199
Frames in space
28
Missions
30
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (800mm f/5.6), 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
lens ID 146 (no table match)1

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 NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR367

The 40,199 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-S VR Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED
  • Sigma APO 800mm F5.6
  • Sigma APO 800mm F5.6 EX 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 D5 S/N 35025087,814
Nikon D5 S/N 35025137,378
Nikon D4 S/N 20711374,468
Nikon D4 S/N 20711453,267
Nikon D5 S/N 35025323,166
Nikon D4 S/N 20711272,613
Nikon D5 S/N 35024002,593
Nikon D4 S/N 20711352,085
Nikon D4 S/N 20711241,813
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272681,444
Nikon D4 S/N 2071126806
Nikon D850 S/N 6033697711
Nikon D5 S/N 6500781685
Nikon D4 S/N 2071134289
Nikon D5 S/N 6500792273
Nikon D5 S/N 3502403219
Nikon D4 S/N 2071144101
Nikon D5 S/N 350251687
Nikon D5 S/N 350254973
Nikon D5 S/N 350236270
Nikon D4 S/N 207113658
Nikon D5 S/N 350242153
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726938
Nikon D5 S/N 350239822
Nikon D3S S/N 200794518
Nikon D5 S/N 350238416
Nikon D5 S/N 350260711
Nikon D5 S/N 35023338
Nikon D5 S/N 35024617
Nikon D5 S/N 35024236

Missions

ISS065 (9,189), ISS047 (5,046), ISS066 (4,255), ISS067 (2,182), ISS050 (2,029), ISS056 (2,000), ISS063 (1,886), ISS040 (1,440), ISS052 (1,349), ISS044 (1,320), ISS045 (1,238), ISS048 (945), ISS043 (884), ISS060 (878), ISS049 (787), ISS041 (765), ISS046 (688), ISS064 (657), ISS055 (644), ISS061 (551), ISS053 (513), ISS057 (220), ISS051 (211), ISS054 (199), ISS042 (101), ISS059 (89), ISS062 (77), ISS058 (56)