zman
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Post by zman on Apr 20, 2019 16:06:00 GMT
Is it possible to find a focal length or range of focal lengths from my images in PSE 9 ? I'm rethinking my lens collection and would like to ascertain which focal lengths I used most and least.
Thanks
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Post by Peterj on Apr 20, 2019 16:22:42 GMT
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Post by alexr on Apr 20, 2019 18:00:14 GMT
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think zman wants to check each image individually, I think they want to know if PSE can run a tool to run against all of their images to see what focal lengths they have used most often over past images. That will then inform what lens to look at upgrading.
I am the least expert on here, but I don't think PSE does this because I have seen other discussions out there of various tools that do do this. But I've never tried any so can't recommend any.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 20, 2019 18:15:56 GMT
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think zman wants to check each image individually, I think they want to know if PSE can run a tool to run against all of their images to see what focal lengths they have used most often over past images. That will then inform what lens to look at upgrading. alex, I don't think you are wrong. I went back to the OP, read it more carefully, and now I am thinking the same. Thanks for joining this thread!
UPDATE: I went ahead and deleted my post. I am afraid it was taking this thread in another direction (not what zman needed).
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Post by michelb on Apr 20, 2019 18:22:51 GMT
In the past, I have used Exposure Plot for that purpose: |
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Post by michelb on Apr 20, 2019 19:08:52 GMT
The menu 'Find', 'By details' in the organizer has the option to search by focal length. For instance, I can search for more than 34 mm and less than 70mm... and I find two thirds of my 70 000 shots in less than ten seconds.
Edit: Warning: The focal length is the real one, not the 35 mm focal equivalent. For instance my fixed lens on my Fuji is 23 mmm (roughly 35 mm in... 35 mm equivalent!).
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 20, 2019 20:51:04 GMT
zman Welcome! michel's software suggestions is good for what you need. I used a variation of it a few years ago and just downloaded an update. Below is a sample..my photos taken Feb 2019 Clive  |
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 20, 2019 20:58:12 GMT
In the past, I have used Exposure Plot for that purpose: Michel, I believe this is just what zman needs. Thanks! |
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zman
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Post by zman on Apr 20, 2019 21:13:28 GMT
Thank you all for your quick replies and assistance. michelb & pontiac1940, I downloaded that EXPOSURE PLOT program and gave it a trial run. It's even better than I hoped for and will help me to decide which lenses to part with.
All the help is sincerely appreciated.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 21, 2019 1:30:14 GMT
zman and michel
There is an error in the chart ... my error.
I erred by saying 1022 images ... that is not correct. There are 1022 files in my February folder, but that included my camera's ARW files plus the post ACR xmp files. There are only 166 jpg files in the Feb folder. That's why the bar totals come nowhere near 1022. So the program only looks at jpgs.
BTW, you can tell the program to display the stats for each variable.
But it is a very cool program to do exactly what you want zman.
Clive
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Post by Bailey on Apr 21, 2019 8:44:12 GMT
I was going to download the app until I saw it looks at jpgs only. Not much use to me since I don't store jpgs. I output jpgs only when I need to share an image.
You can get the same focal length output data for all image types by running queries in the Organiser. You don't get the graphical output display though.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 21, 2019 15:10:08 GMT
The menu 'Find', 'By details' in the organizer has the option to search by focal length. For instance, I can search for more than 34 mm and less than 70mm... and I find two thirds of my 70 000 shots in less than ten seconds.
Edit: Warning: The focal length is the real one, not the 35 mm focal equivalent. For instance my fixed lens on my Fuji is 23 mmm (roughly 35 mm in... 35 mm equivalent!).
Michel, great tip! New users of the Organizer may not be aware of this. Thanks! |
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Post by Bailey on Apr 21, 2019 23:40:02 GMT
The menu 'Find', 'By details' in the organizer has the option to search by focal length. For instance, I can search for more than 34 mm and less than 70mm... and I find two thirds of my 70 000 shots in less than ten seconds.
Edit: Warning: The focal length is the real one, not the 35 mm focal equivalent. For instance my fixed lens on my Fuji is 23 mmm (roughly 35 mm in... 35 mm equivalent!).
Hi michelb,
Yes, this is a fantastic feature in the Organiser.
For anyone who is also familiar with SQL, the Organiser catalogue/database is actually an SQLite database file. Using something like SQLiteStudio you can write/build your own customised queries to do searches on your images' metadata that are not covered by the presets built into the Organiser.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 22, 2019 0:17:57 GMT
The menu 'Find', 'By details' in the organizer has the option to search by focal length. For instance, I can search for more than 34 mm and less than 70mm... and I find two thirds of my 70 000 shots in less than ten seconds. Michel, as a follow-up to your contribution, additional information on the Find menu and on Advanced Search has been added to Elements Organizer -- Resources. |
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Post by Bailey on Apr 22, 2019 0:35:47 GMT
That's a good idea Sepiana. The built in ability to query images' meta data and the ability to build customised queries using 3rd party GUIs is one of the main features of the Organiser for me. New PSE users should be made aware of this feature. Thank you  |
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