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jonasflanken
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March 18, 2016

P: Lens metadata field missing on import

  • March 18, 2016
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Since updating Photoshop and Lightroom, I've noticed that the aux:lens metadata field is being deleted from my images on import, such that there is no lens listed after import. I've determined that it's Camera Raw 9.5 that seems to be the culprit, as lens metadata is retained if I use an older version of the DNG Converter v8.8 to import the same images.

For example, I had an image shot on a Sony RX100 III at 8.8mm. If I import this image with the old version of DNG Converter, and then open the converted DNG in Photoshop, the lens is reported with the full-frame equivalent focal lengths, i.e., 24-70mm F1.8-2.8, and the raw metadata has the correct aux:Lens field (24-70mm F1.8-2.8).

Conversely, if I import the same image directly into Photoshop or Lightroom, the metadata will display the correct focal length, but will not display the lens information; Lightroom reports this only as "unknown lens," and in Photoshop the aux:Lens field is missing completely.

For now, I will use the old version of DNG Converter as a workaround, but this is inconvenient, and really should be fixed.

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    March 25, 2016
    Adobe is pretty good and listens to their customers, I suspect that w/in a week or so it'll be ironed out. Earlier this year they had come up with some kind of a "new and improved" import window that none of us liked very well.  I think it took a couple of weeks, but they took care of it.Hang in there
    Tom LaPaz Mexcio
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    March 25, 2016

    I use a Nikon D300 and i've also the problem with importing metadata where the lensinformation is missing. It is present in the EXIF file.

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    March 24, 2016
    I have NO LENS EXIF info in both LR6 and Photoshop Elements on a mac. Have tried different cameras and different lenses and all photos since 3/16/16 at 12:51pm (EST) have NO LENS in the EXIF. But.. if I use the online EXIF reader tool, I can see the exact lens I used in photo file. So, it is just Adobe software that isn't reading the lens exif properly. PLEASE fix this soon! It's messing up my workflow, amongst other things.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    March 24, 2016
    Is there any time table for a fix to this issue?  It seems that it was an easy function to break, so it should be an easy function to fix!!

    Paying a fee every month for a service, one expects rapid fixes to problems!!!  It's like a phone company saying we improved your signal in your area, but they ended up breaking the ability to call any number with a 5 in it, but you still have to keep paying your bill!

    Please fix the software!
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    March 22, 2016
    The RAW files in fact are not touched.  As I have since rolled back to 2015.4, I noticed that the lens data was still not displayed for those RAWs imported by the previous 2015.5 update.  I removed one of the RAWs from the library and then re-imported and the lens model field was restored.

    So, RAWs are not being touched.  It seems that 2015.5 no longer is loading the lens model into their data base which it seems the lens info is being stored after import as is indicated by the test I have just run.  This is also true for an image that has been exported and processed by Photoshop or any other app.  The EXIF data in the files themselves are not touched and passed on as they should.

    It looks to me like a Lightroom catalog database/display issue.

    As I have previously tested, it is not just limited to imports from Nikons.
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    itguy08
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    March 22, 2016
    NOTHING IS BEING REMOVED FROM OUR RAW FILES!!!
     
    I checked one of the files that is showing missing lens information in Lightroom and on Saving Metadata to File there is a value for Aux:LensInfo.
    aux:LensInfo="280/10 3000/10 35/10 56/10"
aux:LensID="165"
    Running Exiftool on the RAW file I see the lens:
    Lens ID   : AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
    Lens      : 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR
    So the good news is the data is still in the RAW files so hopefully the fix will be an easy one and not require us to manually enter things.  Something like "Check the file and if it has lens data in the RAW use that".
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    itguy08
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    March 21, 2016
    Why is Lightroom touching the original RAW file? We should be able to re import or have LR redhead the data from the RAW file.
    Laura Shoe
    Laura Shoe
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    March 21, 2016
    It'll be interesting to see if Adobe can repair the issue by writing into the missing field.
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    jonasflankenAuthor
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    March 21, 2016
    There is a separate metadata field (I think it's aux:LensInfo or aux:LensID) that allows Lightroom to apply lens corrections in the dev module. Lens corrections still work because this field is still there, but the separate aux:Lens field IS being removed.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    March 21, 2016
    I'm having the exact same issue with LRCC on Windows...  
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