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I see some exceptional pics on this forum, I just wish more people would include lens model when they post, as I feel it would help new starters ,and those making a return to photography like myself to see what can be achieved by certain lenses, { not forgetting the individuals skill of course}.
 
If the photo is linked from flickr click it, then when it opens in flickr at the top right it usually says "taken on 1st March with a Canikonpus D1000D Mk9" or whatever, click the camera details and it will pull up the exif data including which camera, lens, exposure settings, software used to edit it etc.

EG


York Daffodils In The Breeze by mark_mullen, on Flickr

When you go into that data you get the following:


Camera Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 17 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 300 dpi
Y-Resolution 300 dpi
Image Description Daffodils around York's city walls blow in the breeze of an uncharacteristically warm March evening. This was taken at the corner of Lord Mayor's Walk and Gillygate.
Software Capture One 6 Macintosh
Date and Time (Modified) 2012:03:30 20:43:46
Artist Mark Mullen
Copyright All Rights Reserved
XResolution 300
YResolution 300
Resolution Unit inches
Modify Date 2012:03:30 18:40:29
Exposure Program Manual
Date and Time (Original) 2012:03:30 18:40:29
Date and Time (Digitized) 2012:03:30 18:40:29
Subject Distance 0 m
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Auto
GPS Speed Ref km/h
GPS Speed 0.4444811997
GPS Img Direction Ref True North
GPS Img Direction 311.2700045
Compression JPEG (old-style)
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Envelope Record Version 4
Coded Character Set UTF8
Keywords York daffodils plants flowers "bar walls" "city walls" "Lord Mayor's Walk" "Lord Mayors Walk" Gillygate "York St John University" breeze wind spring evening movement battlements defences historic mediaeval "North Yorkshire" "blue skies" England "North Riding" UK English British town "Canon 17-40 F4" "Canon 1Ds Mkii" "Mark Mullen Photography"
Date Created 2012:03:30
Time Created 18:40:29+01:00
By-line Mark Mullen
By-line Title Photographer
City York
Sub-location Lord Mayor's Walk
Province- State North Yorkshire
Country- Primary Location Name UK
Headline York Daffodils In The Breeze
Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved
Caption- Abstract Daffodils around York's city walls blow in the breeze of an uncharacteristically warm March evening. This was taken at the corner of Lord Mayor's Walk and Gillygate.
XMPToolkit XMP Core 4.4.0
Authors Position Photographer
Country UK
State North Yorkshire
City York
Headline York Daffodils In The Breeze
Format image/tiff
Creator Mark Mullen
Subject York
Rights All Rights Reserved
Description Daffodils around York's city walls blow in the breeze of an uncharacteristically warm March evening. This was taken at the corner of Lord Mayor's Walk and Gillygate.
Location Lord Mayor's Walk
Creator City Scarborough
Creator Region North Yorkshire
Creator Postal Code YO11 2AN
Creator Country UK
Creator Work Telephone +447896249768
Creator Work Email mark@mydomain
Creator Work URL www.markmullenphotography.co.uk
Creator Tool Adobe Photoshop CS6 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00) (Macintosh)
Metadata Date 2012:03:30 20:43:46+01:00
Original Document ID xmp.did:02801174072068118083FB613A468C24
History Action saved
History Instance ID xmp.iid:02801174072068118083FB613A468C24
History When 2012:03:30 20:35:18+01:00
History Software Agent Adobe Photoshop CS6 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00) (Macintosh)
History Changed /
Lens 17.0-40.0 mm
Flash Compensation 0
GPS Speed Ref km/h
GPS Speed 0.444481199691256
GPS Longitude 1 deg 4' 55.49" W
GPS Latitude 53 deg 57' 52.65" N
GPS Img Direction Ref True North
GPS Img Direction 311.270004470273
 
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That gives you the camera model, the focal length, aperture and an awful lot of other information but doesn't tell you what the OP asked for, the lens model.
 
Every day's a school day!!!:clap:

Never new about click for exif, always wondered how people knew :lol:
Nice one mark
 
Now the last time I seen an exif, it had actuations on the camera, is it there? I cant see it for looking
 
I have tried several EXIF viewers and whilst they give the focal length, I have not yet found one that gives the actual make - i.e. a 17-50mm lens could be a Tamron or Sigma.
 
That one on flickr I just looked at did


XMP Core 5.1.2



Creator Tool

Ver.1.00



Lens

AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G



Creator

Picasa



Envelope Record Version

4



Coded Character Set

UTF8



Date Created

2012:04:03



Time Created

09:14:11+00:00



Digital Creation Date

2012:04:03



Digital Creation Time

09:14:11+00:00



By-line

Picasa

But still cant see actuations, just curious as to what i've shot
 
If you want to see what a lens can do there are Flickr groups dedicated to most lenses and other items of equipment like camera bodies and flashes.

Generally exceptional photos are exceptional because of the person operating the equipment rather than the equipment itself so you won't get much from the equipment used - at least not until you learn to understand what it is about the equipment that contributes to a certain photo, if anything.
 
Because I shoot a variety of oddball cameras, I just have a collection and series of sets on Flickr sorted by camera, lens, film, etc. Makes it very easy for me to keep track of results, and answers equipment questions. Easier than tags, which I know some people use (although that synchs better with LR).

To be honest, whenever I see someone asking what camera/lens a shot was taken with the phrase "a/s/l?" flashes into my head, and I'm never certain what value the answer is.
 
Alastair said:
Because I shoot a variety of oddball cameras, I just have a collection and series of sets on Flickr sorted by camera, lens, film, etc. Makes it very easy for me to keep track of results, and answers equipment questions. Easier than tags, which I know some people use (although that synchs better with LR).

To be honest, whenever I see someone asking what camera/lens a shot was taken with the phrase "a/s/l?" flashes into my head, and I'm never certain what value the answer is.
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I've asked that plenty times :suspect:

If I love a shot, I want to know how they did it

Unfortunately, its now why I want a D800 and some special shiny glass :lol:
As a total beginner, its also how I started learning there was a difference with prime lens

If I don't know, and I want to know, I ask..... Daft not to really :thumbs:
 
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