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

[sleepless]

Op 25-05-11 14:36, Simon Oosthoek schreef:
> 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.
>
If somebody has a clou how to do it manually...
exiftool (I picked that up from this discussion) gave in my case just 
¨sigma¨ the same as seen in digikam.
Shuttercount says 3154 where in digikam I see somthing like  ¨245 52 241 87¨
Rinus
> Would more accurate information be hidden in other fields (custom Sony
> fields?)
> Is there a way to help sort this out?
>
> Cheers
>
> Simon
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