Thanks to all!

@ Mark Feit - I noticed too that Camera and Lens are duly identified in the
image data (lighttable)
I do not compile dt from sources but install my distribution RPMs
This evening I will try to downgrade lensfun to those recommended by my
package manager and will let you know.

Maurizio

2018-04-23 14:43 GMT+02:00 Mark Feit <mf...@notonthe.net>:

> On 04/23/2018 03:26 AM, sturmflut wrote:
>
>> Could it maybe be possible that the lensfun database got corrupted on
>> some systems?
>>
>
> It's not just some systems and it's not a database problem.  I've had this
> problem for a long time and, figuring it was pilot error, never got around
> to digging around to find the cause.
>
> The DT I run (2.4.1 on Linux; I will be upgrading later this spring when I
> get a lull in shooting) is built from the sources against the lensfun
> installed on the system, which I update (binaries and data) before
> building.  That leaves no chance of a version mismatch.
>
> DT correctly identifies the body and lens in the image information box.
> The Lens Correction tool correctly recognizes my bodies (SLR and
> point-and-shoot) but fails to recognize any of the lenses I use regularly:
>
> Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF-ED
> Nikkor AF-S 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
> Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8D
> Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4D
> Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR IF-ED
>
> I've checked the XML files that make up the Lensfun database, and all are
> in there.  I also have and use a 28-105 which is not in the database and,
> as expected, isn't found and behaves the same way.
>
> One other thing I've noticed is that the list of choices available when
> trying to select a lens manually is a subset of what's in the database.
> The brands with a compatible mount show up (so I get Nikon, Tamron and
> Samyang but not Canon or Olympus), but the list of lenses is incomplete
> despite being in the XML.  Whether this is a problem in Lensfun or DT
> remains to be seen, but I'd be hard-pressed to believe that a Lensfun
> failure to recognize common lenses like the 70-200 or the 50 f/1.4 would
> have been left to fester for very long.
>
> An image that illustrates the problem on my system can be downloaded from
> https://s3.wasabisys.com/darktable/lensfun.nef.
>
> --Mark
>
>
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