[Digikam-users] Re: Tamron lens not properly recognized

[Simon Oosthoek]

On 25/05/11 13:45, Marie-Noëlle Augendre wrote:
>
> Thanks for the hint. I just tried exiftool and here is (part of) the
> result of the command exiftool -a -u -g1 IMG_8930.CR2
> Lens                            : 70.0 - 300.0 mm
> Lens ID                         : Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di VC USD
Just to add a false datapoint to the mix:
$ exiftool -a -u -g1 DSC07242.JPG |grep -i lens
Lens Type                       : Tamron or Sigma Lens (128)
Lens ID                         : Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3

I recently got a new Sigma 18-250 lens for my Sony Alpha camera.
Definitely not a Tamron 28-300...
I know it's quite a recent model for Sony Alpha mount, but if this stuff
is reported wrong in some/most cases, what use is a lens database? You
could always set it manually, but that's usually too much trouble.

Would more accurate information be hidden in other fields (custom Sony
fields?)
Is there a way to help sort this out?

Cheers

Simon