DLS Posted August 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've been experimenting recently with a Teltyt-R 280mm F/4 (just a wonderful lens) but for reasons I can't really fathom, LR5 displays metadata for lens as R-Adapter X1000. I'm setting the correct lens within the camera before shooting. And, of course, since the lens is not properly identified, the exposure is also incorrectly recorded as correct sec/f1.0. Is there some setting I'm not using properly within the camera? Any ideas or recommended method for correcting the metadata on a Mac system using LR 5.6? It's minor, but annoying. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Hi DLS, Take a look here Advice Needed on Correcting EXIF/Metadata When Using R-Lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
John Black Posted August 6, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2014 ExifChanger if you're on Mac - link for the app. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobitybob Posted August 6, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 6, 2014 Don't forget that the M (240) only makes a guess at the aperture set on the lens as there is no linkage to the camera so it's always a bit hit and miss irrespective of the make/type of lens used. I use ExifEditor from the App Store, which like the one above is a graphical front end for ExifTool. If you prefer a plugin for LR you could try LensTagger. Hope that's helpful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted August 6, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2014 Any idea for PC users trying to do the same? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted August 6, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2014 Are there still PC users? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 6, 2014 It's lonely but yes. May be just me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted August 6, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 6, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Me too Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobitybob Posted August 6, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 6, 2014 If you take a look on the Exiftool site ExifTool by Phil Harvey it lists a few Windows applications that you could try, scroll down to the bottom of the page. I think Lens Tagger is also available for Windows. Not sure how good or bad they are as I use a Mac Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted August 7, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 7, 2014 I tried the Exif Changer app specifically because I couldn't wrap my head around ExifTool. That worked for a while, but then I wanted to be able to do modifications in batch without having to know which file was with which lens, so I wrote a shell script that scripts ExifTool. I mainly wanted to solve the following problems: - the Noctilux 1.2 is improperly decoded by LR at the f/1 version. The cameras (M240 and MM) tag the files differently and appropriately, but they weren't being decoded properly. - consistency of metadata between how two cameras report the same lens - remapping of lenses: for example, I use the 50 summicron v3 as the coding for my Summicron DR and I use the 90/2.8 coding for my Thambar The script isn't great, I'd be the first to admit that, but it gets the job done well enough that I can (mostly) live with it. I still need to add a few things, like the fact that the 75mm APO shows with "ASPH ." in the name (note the space between ASPH and the period). I'd be happy to clean it up a bit and give it to anyone who's interested. -jbl Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLS Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted August 7, 2014 ExifChanger is perfect for what I needed. Thanks to all for such quick and useful recommendations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted August 7, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 7, 2014 Great! It works really well for a lot of scenarios and the fact that it unwinds the complexity of exiftool is worth its purchase price alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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