{"id":1661,"date":"2022-03-27T16:21:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T08:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2022-07-16T23:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T15:30:11","slug":"adding-exif-data-to-photos-taken-using-vintage-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/adding-exif-data-to-photos-taken-using-vintage-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding EXIF data to photos taken using vintage lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a collection of Canon and Minolta vintage lenses that I sometimes use with my Samsung NX300\/NX500 cameras to achieve that &#8216;retro&#8217; look.\u00a0 Obviously, my Samsung cameras are unable to detect the lens details, and hence the EXIF details for focal length, aperture, lens make and model are all empty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage07.png 715w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage07-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage07-624x546.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I want to fill in these values so that I can search for these photos later.\u00a0 So what I do in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_ephoto.htm\">Easy Photo Search<\/a> is to first search for photos where the focal length is 0, since this is the value stored in the photos taken using my vintage lenses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage04.png 608w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage04-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I then choose to export the search results, which contains all photos with a 0 focal length.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"857\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage05.png 857w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage05-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage05-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage05-624x197.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the screen to modify the EXIF values, I enter the relevant details for my vintage lens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage08.png 611w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage08-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_ephoto.htm\">Easy Photo Search<\/a> then exports the photos with the new EXIF values.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage10.png 635w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage10-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vintage10-624x455.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it &#8211; now my photos taken using vintage lenses contain EXIF values which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_ephoto.htm\">Easy Photo Search<\/a> can index and search easily, and also displayed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/help\/easyphotosearch\/information_profiles.htm\">information profiles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/help\/easyphotosearch\/overlays.htm\">overlays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/downloads\/easyphotosearch\/EasyPhotoSearchSetup.zip\">Download<\/a> a 14-day trial of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_ephoto.htm\">Easy Photo Search<\/a> and experience for yourself how easy it is to add and modify EXIF values.<\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/07\/16\/grouping-photos-by-exif-values\/\">Grouping photos by EXIF values<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/searching-for-photos-using-gps-location\/\">Search for photos using GPS location<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/displaying-and-exporting-exif-data\/\">Displaying and exporting EXIF data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/search-for-photos-using-exif-data\/\">Search for photos using EXIF data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/setting-up-easy-photo-search\/\">Setting up Easy Photo Search<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/adding-exif-data-to-photos-taken-using-vintage-lenses\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/03\/27\/adding-exif-data-to-photos-taken-using-vintage-lenses\/\" data-type=\"button\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a collection of Canon and Minolta vintage lenses that I sometimes use with my Samsung NX300\/NX500 cameras to achieve that &#8216;retro&#8217; look.\u00a0 Obviously, my Samsung cameras are unable to detect the lens details, and hence the EXIF details for focal length, aperture, lens make and model are all empty. 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