Feature #911
Report lens model names for compact cameras
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Description
In case of my compact camera Nikon Coolpix P60, no lens name is returned. The same was reported by a PowerShot G11 user today in Darktable's IRC channel.
I suggest that for fixed lenses, exiv2 returns the camera maker and model as the lens name, in case the makes doesn't provide a lens model name. This behaviour should be synchronized with exiftool and LensFun. As for LensFun, I would take care of that. This way, the exiv2/LensFun using programs would not need to implement default fallbacks of their own. Instead, the synchronisation between LensFun lookup and exiv2 information would work out-of-the-box.
History
Updated by Torsten Bronger over 8 years ago
I filed this also at http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/exiftool/forum/index.php/topic,5162.0.html
I will keep both reports synchronised if necessary.
Updated by Phil Harvey about 8 years ago
I have yet to be convinced to implement this change in ExifTool.
- Phil Harvey
Updated by Niels Kristian Bech Jensen about 8 years ago
- Assignee set to Niels Kristian Bech Jensen
I agree with Phil Harvey on this one. I don't think we should add an extra layer of interpretation to exiv2.
Best regards,
Niels Kristian Bech Jensen
Updated by Robin Mills about 8 years ago
- Category set to not-a-bug
- Status changed from New to Closed
- Target version set to 0.24
I'm closing this as "not-a-bug".