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John Chardine
10-10-2011, 10:58 AM
I am not sure this is possible but thought I'd give it a try here. I have recently purchased the very nice Novoflex Canon EOS-Nikon F adapter in anticipation of getting the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 lens to use on my 1DIV. The current adapters do not report anything to the body so I am left with blank entries for lens type, focal length and aperture. Is it possible to add this information to images?
Andrew Bunney
10-10-2011, 11:39 AM
This can be found in the mac application store and can be purchased for a few dollars. I have no direct experience but the screen shots suggest that it does what you want. I would suggest you back-up before using, just incase it messes up the file format.
John Chardine
10-10-2011, 01:26 PM
Cheers Andrew. I'll take a look.
Roger Clark
10-10-2011, 02:16 PM
Hi John,

Try exiftool: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

I have used it to display info, but never needed to write so can't say how well it works.

Roger
Robert Amoruso
10-10-2011, 04:51 PM
John,

If you have BreezeBrowser, you can edit EXIF in that.

I am really curious as to why purchase this $1800 lens for use on a Canon. If you want superwide for landscapes (an assumption of course), I would suggest one of the Canon tilt-shift lens (I have the three older versions - love them - and use them for most landscape images) or a Zeiss Distagon T* lens, 18mm or 21 mm (one of which I am thinking of buying). Though I would not recommend the Canon 20mm prime.

I am in favor of prime lens with a hyper-focal scale in them for landscapes.
John Chardine
10-10-2011, 09:02 PM
Thanks Roger and Robert. I'm a Mac man and no BB for that platform. I use Photo Mechanic and it allows editing of date and time to correct for mis-set camera clock but does not allow editing of other data.

Well Robert you caught me by surprise there! Thanks for the recommendations. You would think I would know the answer right away! To be honest, the wide-angle options are enormous and I made the decision to go with something I have used (a friend's) and really liked. I wanted a zoom and I wanted a super-wide, fast zoom that produced flat images. The unparalleled quality of this lens inside and outside its class was of course a big decider too.
Robert Amoruso
10-11-2011, 02:06 PM
I certainly understand that this lens is extremely well reviewed.

You might appreciate this link.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/carl-zeiss-21mm-f-2-8-and-nikon-14-24-f-2-8-lenses-are-put-to-the-test--review-11118

As I understand it, this lens has a convex outer element making use of filters with it a no-go. That would be a show stopper for me right there.
John Chardine
10-11-2011, 03:52 PM
Hi Robert- Thanks for the link.

Lee make a beautiful filter system for the 14-24/2.8. Not cheap I imagine, but it is out there.

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/03/05/lee-sw150-filter-system-for-the-nikon-14-24-f2-8-lens-now-shipping.aspx/
http://www.leefilters.com/
Dan Brown
10-11-2011, 08:52 PM
John,

If you have BreezeBrowser, you can edit EXIF in that. Humm! I see "edit IPTC/XMP" in BreezeBrowser Pro but not EXIF? How do we do this Robert?
Robert Amoruso
10-13-2011, 06:22 AM
Hi Robert- Thanks for the link.

Lee make a beautiful filter system for the 14-24/2.8. Not cheap I imagine, but it is out there.

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/03/05/lee-sw150-filter-system-for-the-nikon-14-24-f2-8-lens-now-shipping.aspx/
http://www.leefilters.com/

Thanks I never bother clicking on the SW150 link.

I do use Lee filters using a foundation kit holder.