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Lightroom: Create smart collections based on "Lens ID" or arbitrary Exif fields
I have taken photos with a Nikon 14mm f/2.8 lens and a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens and I would like to be able to create a smart collection differentiating each of them. Both lenses are only identified by "14.0 mm f/2.8" in Lightroom - which means that there is not way to tell them apart.
Looking at the XML for the Exif data from each lens, Lightroom identifies the lens using the "aux:LensInfo" tag (which is identical for both lenses).
The Exif data also contains a "aux:LensID" tag which differs between the two lenses ("107" for the Nikkor and "74" for the Samyang").
I would like to request a new feature - being able to create smart collections based the "Lens ID" Exif field. It would also be useful to be able to create smart collections based on arbitrary Exif fields (this would be a more generalised solution to my problem).
Looking at the XML for the Exif data from each lens, Lightroom identifies the lens using the "aux:LensInfo" tag (which is identical for both lenses).
The Exif data also contains a "aux:LensID" tag which differs between the two lenses ("107" for the Nikkor and "74" for the Samyang").
I would like to request a new feature - being able to create smart collections based the "Lens ID" Exif field. It would also be useful to be able to create smart collections based on arbitrary Exif fields (this would be a more generalised solution to my problem).
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steve_sprengel
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6 years ago
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konrad_blum
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6 years ago
It does however not seem possible to create dynamic collections that are automatically updated with the plug-in (as is the case with smart collections). This is why I am requesting that the Lightroom team add this filtering capability to smart collection creation.
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Ender
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2 months ago
You can work this around by using ExifTool before importing:
exiftool.exe "-Lens<LensID" DSC_1234.NEF
Or for all files in a folder:
exiftool.exe "-Lens<LensID" *
This will copy the LensID field (more descriptive field) to Lens field (typically only focal length and f-stop), which is used by Lightroom, so you can directly filter by it.
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