K-30 Lens information in Aperture,iPhoto

Kingston 1000 · 03-15-2013, 02:21 PM

When I shoot in JPEG or RAW with my K5, both iPhoto and Aperture will give me the full lens information. With my K30, I only get the lens information when I shoot in RAW. Any way to get it in JPEG as well?

apfhex · 03-15-2013, 06:08 PM

I don't have an answer, but you did just solve my mystery of seemingly random photos with "Unknown lens" in Lightroom. Those are ones I only shot as JPEG!

**boriscleto** · 03-15-2013, 08:25 PM

Can you get lens information from a JPEG with ExifTool?

ExifTool by Phil Harvey

SteveB · 03-16-2013, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Can you get lens information from a JPEG with ExifTool?

[ur://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/]ExifTool by Phil Harvey[/url]

As PhotoME couldn't read lens info from a K-30 jpg shot with Sigma 17-70 lens, I tried ExifTool in a DOS window and yes the full description of the lens is there near the bottom of the list. I'll have to look for a GUI for ExifTool as it's a bit fiddly to use as it is.

Edit:- ExifToolGUI works OK but you have to click on 'Modify>Exif:LensInfo from MakerNotes' for every image to get the full lens description to show. I'll look for a fix. By the way, be careful with ExifTool as it can edit the exif info. I've just noticed a cool thing, there's an entry called AFintegration time which does seem to be the time in milliseconds to reach an AF lock.

Edit:- I was wrong about PhotoME, it shows the full lens name but in feint text which is why I missed it.

Last edited by SteveB; 03-16-2013 at 03:11 AM.

New Englander · 03-16-2013, 06:52 PM

I have the same problem: no Exif lens info when shooting jpeg. Kr always showed it but the K30 doesn't for some reason. Haven't found a solution yet (using iPhoto).

Kingston 1000 · 03-17-2013, 11:11 AM

I was hoping there may have been an easy solution that I had missed. My Kr didn't give me the information when it was new, but after a year it did. It may be necessary to wait for Apple to do some magic, although I do have the latest versions of iPhoto and Aperture.

New Englander · 03-17-2013, 11:19 AM

Hopefully the same will happen. Fingers crossed!

IchabodCrane · 03-17-2013, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Kingston 1000

I was hoping there may have been an easy solution that I had missed. My Kr didn't give me the information when it was new, but after a year it did. It may be necessary to wait for Apple to do some magic, although I do have the latest versions of iPhoto and Aperture.

According to one of the posts above, the info isn't showing up in Lightroom either so it seems to be a Pentax issue to fix, not an Apple issue.

**boriscleto** · 03-17-2013, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by IchabodCrane

According to one of the posts above, the info isn't showing up in Lightroom either so it seems to be a Pentax issue to fix, not an Apple issue.

It's an EXIF issue. Apple and Adobe don't update their EXIF libraries all that often...

03-15-2013, 02:21 PM	#1
Kingston 1000 New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 8	K-30 Lens information in Aperture,iPhoto When I shoot in JPEG or RAW with my K5, both iPhoto and Aperture will give me the full lens information. With my K30, I only get the lens information when I shoot in RAW. Any way to get it in JPEG as well?

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03-15-2013, 06:08 PM	#2
apfhex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 117	I don't have an answer, but you did just solve my mystery of seemingly random photos with "Unknown lens" in Lightroom. Those are ones I only shot as JPEG!

03-15-2013, 08:25 PM	#3
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Can you get lens information from a JPEG with ExifTool? ExifTool by Phil Harvey

03-16-2013, 02:10 AM	#4
SteveB Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: U.K. Posts: 685	Originally posted by boriscleto Can you get lens information from a JPEG with ExifTool? [ur://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/]ExifTool by Phil Harvey[/url] As PhotoME couldn't read lens info from a K-30 jpg shot with Sigma 17-70 lens, I tried ExifTool in a DOS window and yes the full description of the lens is there near the bottom of the list. I'll have to look for a GUI for ExifTool as it's a bit fiddly to use as it is. Edit:- ExifToolGUI works OK but you have to click on 'Modify>Exif:LensInfo from MakerNotes' for every image to get the full lens description to show. I'll look for a fix. By the way, be careful with ExifTool as it can edit the exif info. I've just noticed a cool thing, there's an entry called AFintegration time which does seem to be the time in milliseconds to reach an AF lock. Edit:- I was wrong about PhotoME, it shows the full lens name but in feint text which is why I missed it. Last edited by SteveB; 03-16-2013 at 03:11 AM.

03-16-2013, 06:52 PM	#5
New Englander Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 216	I have the same problem: no Exif lens info when shooting jpeg. Kr always showed it but the K30 doesn't for some reason. Haven't found a solution yet (using iPhoto).

03-17-2013, 11:11 AM	#6
Kingston 1000 New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 8 Original Poster	I was hoping there may have been an easy solution that I had missed. My Kr didn't give me the information when it was new, but after a year it did. It may be necessary to wait for Apple to do some magic, although I do have the latest versions of iPhoto and Aperture.

03-17-2013, 11:19 AM	#7
New Englander Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 216	Hopefully the same will happen. Fingers crossed!

03-17-2013, 12:03 PM	#8
IchabodCrane Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,728	Originally posted by Kingston 1000 I was hoping there may have been an easy solution that I had missed. My Kr didn't give me the information when it was new, but after a year it did. It may be necessary to wait for Apple to do some magic, although I do have the latest versions of iPhoto and Aperture. According to one of the posts above, the info isn't showing up in Lightroom either so it seems to be a Pentax issue to fix, not an Apple issue.

03-17-2013, 12:24 PM	#9
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by IchabodCrane According to one of the posts above, the info isn't showing up in Lightroom either so it seems to be a Pentax issue to fix, not an Apple issue. It's an EXIF issue. Apple and Adobe don't update their EXIF libraries all that often...