flyalf Posted November 19, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 19, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, Is there any way to tag or separate photos in M9 taken with one focal lenght in any way except by using lens profile? All suggestions welcome. The reason for doing this is that I want to tag all my photos taken with Zeiss 18mm so that I can add this to metadata, AND easy isolate these for separate workflow in Cornerfix before import in LR. The built in lens profile (WATE 18mm) is totally insufficient to deal with color cast in my snow photos, so Cornerfix is needed. So I dont to take photos without profile, and then correct them trough Cornerfix (great SW). Please see one sample pic after CF treatment. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/166678-tag-photos-with-lens-metadata/?do=findComment&comment=1848312'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Hi flyalf, Take a look here Tag photos with lens metadata. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted November 19, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 19, 2011 Yes - if you use an EXIF editor you can enter it manually - but it is a rather roundabout way and not very practical. Another slightly more streamlined option is to use ImageIngester pro and import by ticking the thumbnail of similar focal length shots and then enter it in metadata - but it will not be in the allotted spot. But if you have the camera recognize the lens by enabling lens detection the shots will be perfectly corrected by the M9. The import profile of the data in LR can be tweaked and set as a default by the user. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted November 19, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 19, 2011 Regarding the inadequacy, please try setting the lens to the old 21mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 19, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 19, 2011 Or start using Capture one - once you have shot the correction shot, the LCC profile will correct any inadequacies with one mouseclick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted November 19, 2011 Share #5 Posted November 19, 2011 Providing you have a coded lens and lens detection AUTO you can of course filter by that metadata in Lightroom. If you wanted to could add a new lens name by Keywording there. Naturally your camera will only record Leica lenses so you need that extra step after telling the camera your ZM lens is a Leica lens. Did you try coding your ZM lens as the Leica Super Elmar 18 rather than the Wide Angle Tri- Elmar? I would make my first step importing with Lightroom. Then you can use Corner fix on the selected DNGs where you want (and add those new versions to your catalog as desired). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted November 20, 2011 Share #6 Posted November 20, 2011 Until I got my lenses coded, I used to use a separate SD card for each lens and therefore I would know which lens I used on each SD card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted November 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Until I got my lenses coded, I used to use a separate SD card for each lens and therefore I would know which lens I used on each SD card. Thank you. I think this is the only answer answer that is suitable for my workstream allowing me to not use built in profiles and still identify photos without any manual post process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted November 20, 2011 Thank you for your proposals. The answer from algrove got me thinking, and the final solution is in fact even simpler . I have made a separate folder in M9 for Zeiss, so when changing from Leica lenses to Zeiss i simply svitch to "Zeica" folder in M9 to keep all these files that needs Cornerfix together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted November 21, 2011 Did you try coding your ZM lens as the Leica Super Elmar 18 rather than the Wide Angle Tri- Elmar? Thanks! No, I do not have that option in my profiles. Do you have a sample photo taken of an all-white situation? Regarding the inadequacy, please try setting the lens to the old 21mm. Thanks! Yes, I tried that, and the result were along the WATE photos, that not good. Please see "test". Here is a small "test" I did to check out Zeiss 18/4 on M9. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have tried some different options for using Zeiss 18mm f/4 T* ZM Distagon Lens on a Leica M9. The M9 had firmware 1.162. I used Cornerfix 1.3.0.8 and LR 3.5. All photos were taken with M9 on tripod and imported in LR and had same with minor modifications. The Cornefix profile used were created by me. The conclusion is that for white-out conditions like snow landscapes the only solution for me is Cornefix. The Leica built-in profiles in firmware 1.162 gives according to my needs next to nothing improvements when it comes to handling color shifts on right and left hand side. Please see: Zeiss 18mm f/4 T* ZM on Leica M9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 21, 2011 Share #10 Posted November 21, 2011 The code is b-b-w-b-w-w Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted December 28, 2011 Regarding the inadequacy, please try setting the lens to the old 21mm. Hi and thanks for help, I have now tested the old 21mm profile in challenging snow conditions (also since I live north of the polar circle the sun is now below horizon, and the arctic light is quite challenging). You are correct, this is the best built-in option. However ( ): I conclude that Cornerfix handles white-out conditions like snow landscapes best. The Leica built-in profile 21/2,8 (Lens detection – Manual) is only slightly less effective than Cornerfix. This is the best built-in profile for fixing color shifts on right and left hand side, and should be suitable for most motives except white-out. Please see a couple of sample photos: Cornerfix versus 21/2,8 profile for Zeiss 18mm on M9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billib Posted December 28, 2011 Share #12 Posted December 28, 2011 It looks like both methods are effective. Those spots in the sky, is that dust on your sensor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted December 29, 2011 It looks like both methods are effective.Those spots in the sky, is that dust on your sensor? Yes, Cornerfix is a tad better. Yes spots are dirt, not exactly dust. Been a while since cleaning. Normally I would clone them away, but not so for only test shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted January 1, 2012 Share #14 Posted January 1, 2012 By the way, I have a few new lenses (28mm Cron ASPH, 50mm Lux ASPH) both 6 bit coded and when I either let the M9 automatically detect the lens or set it myself manually, I do not have it show up in the metadata under type of lens in Aperture. Can anyone explain to me why that might be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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