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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: jbourgui on March 12, 2012, 08:03:16 PM

Title: Setting value to LensID tag
Post by: jbourgui on March 12, 2012, 08:03:16 PM
Phil, I saw a couple of archived forum topics on this;  is it possible yet to edit and/or delete Lens or Lenstype or LensID?  I have a fully manual lens that my camera writes incorrect exif data for....  Thanks!  :)

Canon users: is there a way to tell the camera what lens is attached?  it's a nikon lens, using a chipped nikon-to-eos adapter ring...

-joe
Title: Re: Setting value to LensID tag
Post by: Phil Harvey on March 13, 2012, 07:19:32 AM
Hi Joe,

Yes, you can write the Canon LensType, but it is stored as a number so you must choose from the the existing LensType values (https://exiftool.org/TagNames/Canon.html#LensType).

You can write it as a string, or add -n to the command to write the numerical value.

- Phil
Title: Re: Setting value to LensID tag
Post by: jbourgui on March 13, 2012, 12:54:50 PM
Cool.  Is it possible to add the Zeiss Distagons (ZF.2 nikon mount) to this list?  I currently only own one of them, the Zeiss Distagon ZF.2 35mm f2.0    This is the lens that keeps getting incorrectly reported by my 5dmkii.  Thanks!

-joe

List of lenses here: http://philipbloom.net/2012/01/26/declick/
Title: Re: Setting value to LensID tag
Post by: Phil Harvey on March 13, 2012, 01:01:17 PM
Hi Joe,

To be able add them, I need to know the LensType and LensID reported by ExifTool for each lens.

- Phil