For Pentax, the EXIF only contains a code. Your software on the PC translates this to a legible name. I use IMatch to manage my images, and whenever I get a new lens, it just displays something like "Unknown Lens [8,56]" and I have to tell the IMatch author what lens that corresponds to, and he adds it to the database for the next release.
PhotoME is good about having an up-to-date lens database, and you can also use it to see the code that's really in the EXIF. On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:05 AM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A topic from the dorkforum leads me here. > > When a lens type is imbedded in the EXIF data, is the lens telling the > camera what it is in specific terms (IE: DA35mm f/2.8 macro) or is the lens > sending a trigger value to the camera which then inserts the correct lens > info from a self contained data base? > > Thanks > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
