Choice field for camera make and model?

[Gilles Caulier]

I just recompiled whole digiKam code with Qt 5.6.3. I see the change with
lens search feature. It's a great improvement.

Yes you proposal with make and model sound fine for me.

Gilles

2017-11-27 7:54 GMT+01:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:

> Gilles,
>
> Look in this closed bug 228015. In the advanced search we now have the
> possibility to search for a specific or several lenses. The same choice
> field
> filled with data from the DB I would also suggest for camera make and
> model.
> Currently a free text field.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Sonntag, 26. November 2017, 22:28:10 CET schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> > Hi Maik,
> >
> > If i understand, the question is about to provide a free text field to
> > search camera lens model in database. Right ?
> >
> > I don't have objection. The search will provide a result with best
> similar
> > strings found in database. As Lens string identification is a puzzle to
> > extract form metadata while DB registration, i cannot see a better way to
> > process).
> >
> > Note : more than one lens can be found by Exiv2 for same ID from
> makernotes.
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > 2017-11-26 22:13 GMT+01:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
> > > Gilles,
> > >
> > > I added the lens search as a choice field. What would you think if we
> use
> > > the
> > > free text fields for camera make and model as a choice field (data from
> > > DB)?
> > >
> > > Maik
>
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