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Nikon 600mm f/4

Nikon · recorded in space 2010–2021 · 16,982 frames on 29 missions

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16,982
Frames in space
29
Missions
27
Camera bodies
Lens serials

Identification

These frames record only the lens's focal length and maximum aperture (600mm f/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-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR230
AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4D IF-ED II (ground use only; no page)1

The 16,986 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 600mm f/4D IF-ED
  • AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4D IF-ED
  • AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4D IF-ED II
  • AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
  • AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G 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 D3X S/N 50335548,866
Nikon D3X S/N 50332522,579
Nikon D4 S/N 20580271,606
Nikon D3S S/N 2021064698
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027267691
Nikon D5 S/N 6501554463
Nikon D800E S/N 6020270397
Nikon D3 S/N 2054926317
Nikon D2Xs S/N 6027239276
Nikon D4 S/N 2059240256
Nikon D3X S/N 5002650236
Nikon D800E S/N 6015749133
Nikon D5 S/N 6500792128
Nikon D850 S/N 602829090
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602724476
Nikon D4 S/N 207112262
Nikon D3S S/N 205332236
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602086720
Nikon D3 S/N 205555219
Nikon D2Xs S/N 602726414
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272618
Nikon D5 S/N 65007816
Nikon D3 S/N 20580804
Nikon D3X S/N 50210422
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272371
Nikon D2Xs S/N 60272381
Nikon D5 S/N 35024211

Missions

ISS038 (9,269), ISS037 (2,046), ISS030 (1,048), ISS031 (917), ISS042 (722), ISS048 (624), ISS047 (548), ISS065 (520), ISS040 (174), ISS043 (154), ISS050 (150), ISS034 (101), ISS046 (94), ISS036 (91), ISS039 (81), ISS029 (75), ISS063 (75), ISS064 (51), ISS028 (49), ISS026 (44), ISS059 (39), ISS051 (37), ISS045 (24), ISS044 (21), ISS035 (18), ISS024 (3), ISS025 (3), ISS053 (3), ISS027 (1)