Hmmm. Here is what I get from a cheap Nikon lens that is at least 6 years old:
$ exiv2 -pt DSC_4277.NEF|grep -i 'lens\|model\|make'
Exif.Image.Make Ascii 18 NIKON CORPORATION
Exif.Image.Model Ascii 12 NIKON D3300
Exif.Photo.MakerNote Undefined 157168 (Binary value suppressed)
Exif.MakerNote.Offset Long 1 3088
Exif.MakerNote.ByteOrder Ascii 3 II
Exif.Nikon3.LensType Byte 1 D G VR
Exif.Nikon3.Lens Rational 4 55-200mm F4-5.6
Exif.Nikon3.LensFStops Undefined 4 4.91667
Exif.NikonLd3.LensIDNumber Byte 1 Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
Exif.NikonLd3.LensFStops Byte 1 F4.9