Metadata Browser query

In the above section of LR1 under the lens section showing a 15.0mm lens and also EF15mm F2.8 Fisheye. It is the same lens but first when fitted to a Canon 20D and the 2nd when fitted to a Canon 5D.



Is there a way of correcting that metadata info so that I am able to see all images taken with that lense irrespective of what body was used?



Many thanks



Tom
Metadata Browser query
Common problem! The metada browser is a direct reflection of the EXIF data your camera provides. If different cameras provide different names for same lens, LR doesn't know and doesn't care. For LR they are different lenses because they have different names.

I have similar problems, even with the camera's serial number, i.e. same camera shows up with different garbage serial numbers. What I did was to manually correct the xmp-file and reimported the file.

Most metadata browser data is EXIF data, some data like location is IPTC. EXIF is by definition read-only information. That's why ''official'' software will never allow writing EXIF - date information is an exception. There are some EXIF-Tools that allow just that, but I wouldn't mess around with my original RAW-files.
Metadata Browser query
It depends on your camera, what is written in the exif data.



My 10D only writes the zoom range, i.e. 17-40, my 30D writes EF 17-40 f/4L USM for the same lens.



You could change it with a exiftool, but it is easier to multi select the lenses in metadata browser (on windows CTRL-click).



Juergen

Many thanks for the explanation - it seems that I best learn to live with this issue.



Tom